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Bibio immitator
16mm long almost black but flash has put glow into thorax
Eucalyptus leaf in railway cutting.
Distribution - http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Bibio+imit... Like Harlequin fly and in Europe and March fly in USA. March flies in Australia are an entirely different family - Tibanidae http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_... .
Spotted on Nov 15, 2012
Submitted on Nov 15, 2012
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... Plecia albipennis
An introduced species very similar to Plecia amblipennis.
Male March Fly???