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Scaptia auriflua
About 18mm body length. Several feeding on ti-tree flowers.
In local nature reserve.
Tabanidae->Scaptia->S auriflua Doesn't look quite right for S auriflua to me. Also note abdomen differences between these two specimens. Variability seems acceptable.
Spotted on Jan 1, 2014
Submitted on Jan 1, 2014
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