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A very impressive beefly ~20mm long in close vicinity to the flowering
Grevillea stenopteraThe males were protecting their areas and buzzing loudly as they flew, attacking any other insect visitor. A number of stick perches were available for them to take advantage of.
Comptosia xanthobasis ID with thanks Michael JefferiesRelated closely to
Comptosia aurescens
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another bee-fly - Bombylius major -this time basking or sleeping in the sunshine
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a Bee-fly - Bombylius major - approaching the flower of the grape hyacinth Muscari
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Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
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Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
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Grosse Ile, Michigan, United States
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Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
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Girraween, Queensland, Australia
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Cradley, England, United Kingdom
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A large Bee-fly found in SW Australia, south from Geraldton. Photographed in Hammond Park, Perth, in January last year
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Dalcouth, Queensland, Australia
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Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
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Queensland, Australia
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Jimena, Andalucia, Spain.
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Applethorpe, Queensland, Australia
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Comptosia gemina. This species is unusual compared with any other Comptosia species for its wing markings, most Comptosia with patterened wings have the tips clear or white. The band on tergite 1 is also distinctive. Confined to SW WA as far inland as Coolgardie. Long flight season. Quote from Michael Jefferies
www.flickr.com/photos/jean_hort/5278517385/ Photos: jean
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Purbeck District, England, UK