Brown Flower-loving Fly: Female, in the field

Brown Flower-loving Fly (Apiocera sp ES02)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Flies (Diptera)

Family:

Flower-loving Fly (Apioceridae)

Species:

Brown Flower-loving Fly (Apiocera sp ES02)

This Photo:

Female, in the field

General Species Information:
Found in the Riverland and possibly elsewhere
~18mm long.
This & the following 2 Apiocera are very similar to each other. The proboscis (tongue) length is diagnostic, as are markings & body shape.
Notice this one is also covered in dirt making it appear browner than it actually is.

This species is

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

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