![]() | Western False-widow Bee Fly Ventral | Yellow & Black Bee Fly Anterior + Wing Venation | ![]() | |||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Flies (Diptera) | ||||
Family: | Bee Fly (Bombyliidae) | ||||
Species: | Yellow & Black Bee Fly (Pygocona sp ES01) | ||||
This Photo: | Dorsal | ||||
Other name: | Yellow and Black Bee Fly | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~5mm long. The long proboscis is to feed on nectar, not bite people One specimen found in Feb. | |||||
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