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Rutilia (Donovanius) lepida
A very large and heavily bodied fly. Few very black hairs especially towards tail. Large deep red compound eyes. Subdued metallic tints to body colour.
This one on driftwood at mangrove foreshore.
family: TACHINIDAE
subfamily: Dexiinae
tribe: Rutiliini
genus: Rutilia
subgenus: Rutilia (Donovanius)
http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn...
Spotted on Feb 12, 2012
Submitted on Feb 12, 2012
4 Comments
Buzz off! Good shot annoying bug!
Thank you Leuba and EmilieChich
Great shot, Argybee!
Fantastic photo - such detail argybee - well done !! - you can even see the damage along the edge of the wing