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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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Cradley, England, United Kingdom
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Pencaitland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
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Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
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Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Easton, Talbot Cnty, MDLarva is a parasitoid of Carpenter Bees. This fly is about .75 of an inch. In comments is the pupa casing that I found in Florida.
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Girraween, Queensland, Australia
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Cradley, Malvern Worcs. SO729470
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Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
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Passchendaele, Queensland, Australia
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Girraween, Queensland, Australia
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Jimena, Andalucia Spain
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Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Ballandean, 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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Florida, United States
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Spring Creek, Queensland, Australia
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This small bee-flies hover while they feed but occasionally sit and have a rest. It is the only time their wings stop. Here it is hovering while feeding on nectar on a Stylidium rubricalyx flower. It is touching the flower very lightly and hasn't set off the trigger which can come over to pat pollen on the body of the fly. This helps in pollination. ASILOIDEA BOMBYLIIDAE Bombyliinae "Choristus sp" Thanks XuankunPhotos: Jean
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Dalcouth, Queensland, Australia
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Tabberabbera, Victoria, Australia