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Bibionid fly (♀)

Plecia (plecia) sp.

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 18mm long; bright orange abdomen and darker orange 'humped' thorax; tiny head; black legs

Habitat:

Resting on citrus leaves in suburban back yard

Notes:

The following spotting will show these kind of flies mating highlighting the difference between males and females (the larger ones). http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/67136038 <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7d…

Reference Links:

Plecia (Plecia) : Lovebugs | Atlas of Living Australia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Mark Ridgway
Could be Stephen. I haven't got back to this one yet. Thanks.
Mark Ridgway
No unfortunately not same individual. They were all on the same small plant.
MartinL
Clearly Bibionidae http://brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_mosquitoes/Bibionidae.htm http://bunyipco.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/miscellaneous-miscellany.html http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/10277617 Are both the females the same individual?

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