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Achias sp
There were several of these flies (family Platystomatidae) gathered on a leaf (picture #2) feeding on something brown and sludgy. About 1cm in length with the red eyes at the end of stalks; base colour is yellow with a stripe-pattern on thorax, abdomen is brown.
Rainforest around Lake Eacham in the Atherton Tablelands of far North Queensland, Australia.
Spotted on Feb 15, 2009
Submitted on Nov 9, 2016
7 Comments
Thank you for the comments Diaz and Michael.
Hey Felix.. Great shot from the front. Awesome eyes.
crazy eyes!
Yep, that sounds like a match for genus. Thanks a million bayucca!
Achias sp.?
http://australianmuseum.net.au/image/fem...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/31914013@N...
http://bunyipco.blogspot.ch/2007_07_01_a...
http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insec...
http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations...
Thanks Ashutosh :-)
Great shot and spotting!