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Odontomyia sp.
Small, gracile, placid green flies with huge red eyes, metallic green thorax, yellow and brown pattern visible through clear wings, pale underneath, flattish abdomen. About 12mm long.
On 'Prickly Moses' acacia in a local nature reserve adjoining national park.
Still hoping to get to species... http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
order: DIPTERA
zoological_division: ORTHORRHAPHA
superfamily: STRATIOMYOMORPHA
family: STRATIOMYIDAE
subfamily: Stratiomyinae
tribe: Stratiomyini
genus: Odontomyia
Spotted on Feb 20, 2014
Submitted on Feb 20, 2014
6 Comments
Thank you sir. I know what you mean and I actually searched syrphids first. However this has since been identified to genus level by many 'experts' elsewhere. Compare my pic #3 to my reference link and also to the CSIRO images here http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Nice shot Mark, but looks more like hoverfly?
Great detail. There's a lot of different flies about at the moment. Who would have thought such annoying little things could be so beautiful up close.
I agree - great fuzz !!
Thanks Lauren. Very cooperative too.
Beautiful shot Mark, love all the tiny hairs.