Big Brown Bristle Fly Wing Venation | Big Brown Bristle Fly Anterior | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Flies (Diptera) | ||||
Family: | Bristle Fly (Tachinidae) | ||||
Species: | Big Brown Bristle Fly (Rutilia sp ES01) | ||||
This Photo: | Wing Hairs | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere This fly was ~16mm long (body & head). It was very loud when in flew in near us on a hot day (over 40 deg) looking for some shade on the side of the caravan. It sounded similar to a large wasp or big robberfly. Similar Species: Rutilia-mimicking Bristle Fly (Anamastax cf sp) : Massive Bristle Fly (Prodiaphania sp ES01) | |||||
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