Bubble-leg March Fly Male, Front Leg Spines | Spiky Bee Fly Mating | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Flies (Diptera) | ||||
Family: | March Fly (Bibionidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Bubble-leg March Fly (Dilophus sp ES02) | ||||
This Photo: | Male, Front Leg Spines | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~5.25mm long. The spines on the front tibia & the swollen rear tarsi are diagnostic, as are the number of segments on the antennae This one landed on us as we were walking around Ellura in the early afternoon. | |||||
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