Orange-eared Bee Fly: S1, dorsal

Class:

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

Order:

Flies (Diptera)

Family:

Bee Fly (Bombyliidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Orange-eared Bee Fly (Aleucosia obtusa)

This Photo:

🔍S1, dorsal🔎

Thank you Dr Chris Lambkin for confirming and Reiner Richter for helping with the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
1st Live Photo on-line:
This is an important record as it extends it's range from the west of Western Australia.
~8.5mm long, ~9.5mm wing length.
These are quite a stunning fly. The intricate shades of the wing patterns are something to see.

This species is

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

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