Big Brown Bristle Fly: Posterior

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:

Posterior

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)

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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