Green & Black Bee Fly
S1, Male, dorsal
Bee Fly
Female
| Green & Black Bee Fly S1, Male, dorsal | | Bee Fly Female | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Flies (Diptera) | ||||
| Family: | Bee Fly (Bombyliidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Green & Black Bee Fly (Pygocona sp ES03) | ||||
| This Photo: | S1, Male, profile | ||||
| Other name: | Green and Black Bee Fly | ||||
Thank you Tony Daley for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~5mm long. This genus is characterised by the long proboscis and long hair on it's scutum. The shape of the hair & black pattern underneath remind us of shield bug larvae; with little wing buds. These differ from our Pygocona sp ES01 by being green to the naked eye (the excessive yellow is a camera artifact) and the lack of black on the side, front end, of the abdomen. We recognise the male here as the eyes are touching, females have separated eyes. | |||||
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