![]() | Western False-widow Bee Fly Ventral | Yellow & Black Bee Fly S1, Male, anterior + Wing Venation | ![]() | |||
Animals Plants Info |
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: | S1, Male, 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 We recognise the male here as the eyes are touching, females have separated eyes.
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