Massive Bristle Fly
Face
Massive Bristle Fly
Ventral
Animals
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| Massive Bristle Fly Face | | Massive Bristle Fly Ventral | | ||
Animals Plants Info |
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||||||
| Order: | Flies (Diptera) | |||||||||||||
| Family: | Bristle Fly (Tachinidae) iNaturalist Observation | |||||||||||||
| Species: | Massive Bristle Fly (Prodiaphania sp ES01)| This Photo: | Posterior | Thank you James Lumbers for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~18mm long. Very distinctive wing shape at the shoulder. Very difficult to distinguish between these and Rutilia. The wing shape is the main differentiator. Similar Species: Big Brown Bristle Fly (Rutilia sp ES01) : Rutilia-mimicking Bristle Fly (Anamastax cf sp)
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