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Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) formosa
A moderate size (15 mm) fly with golden metallic sheen on thorax and abdomen. wings were clear except for a dark band near the wing base. The abdomen had stiff balck setae.
Spotted amongst dry eucalyptus logs in a flora reserve.
Larvae of these flies are parasitic on beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae).
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Dexiinae
Spotted on Feb 17, 2015
Submitted on Feb 18, 2015
3 Comments
Thanks Cindy. Isn't the colour just great. They were not as cooperative as the plainer rutilia flies; I would have loved to got other angles.
I like this one. The markings on the wings are quite different than I've seen before. Nice spotting, Leuba!
Looks like a Michelin Man fly.