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Scaptia auriflua
A rainy day seems to encourage small critters to stay put even with a camera in their face. This one always vanished quickly on previous encounters. About 15mm long. Sitting on Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota) This species is a flower feeder only unlike many of it's cousins with the females drawing blood.
In a local nature reserve. Glenfern valley reserve.
family: TABANIDAE
subfamily: Pangoniinae
tribe: Scionini
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Scaptia+(S...
Spotted on Jan 15, 2015
Submitted on Jan 15, 2015
4 Comments
Thanks triggsturner. A sunny day would have been nice.
Great images - gotta love those eyes!!! Thanks for sharing Mark.
Thanks Antonio :)
Gorgeous capture Mark,congrats and thanks for sharing