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Flower feeding horse fly (♂)
Scaptia auriflua
-37.9485, 145.242
Field Notes
Description:
Golden thorax and abdomen with black and white banding linear on thorax and lateral on abdomen; clear wings slightly longer than body; length 15mm? eyes often reflect very bright green, red or other colours depending upon angle of light source; separation between eyes indicates female.
Habitat:
Open dry sclerophyll forest to grasslands with flowers. This one resting upon 'Queen Anne's lace' (introduced, naturalised.
Notes:
Stunning eye colour at some angles.... see http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8767367
Reference Links:
Flower-feeding March Fly - Scaptia auriflua
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 2, 2012
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