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White spotted tachinid Metaphryno bella<br /> About 18mm long body. Chasing other flies on the sunny side of a large gum. Australia,Geotagged,Metaphryno bella,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

White spotted tachinid

Metaphryno bella
About 18mm long body. Chasing other flies on the sunny side of a large gum.

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    So cool! Posted 4 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    That's fabulous. Never seen any fly even remotely close to this appearance. It seems severely underdocumented too. Well done, Mark! Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Mark Ridgway's profile
      Mark Ridgway
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      Thanks Ferdy. I've been hoping to find these for a few years. Unfortunately it was far too busy for many good shots. Posted 4 years ago

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The Metaphryno bella

Metaphryno bella is a bristle fly in the Metaphryno genus.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Mark Ridgway

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Uploaded Dec 28, 2020. Captured Dec 23, 2020 13:59 in Cathedral Range State Park, Little River Rd, Taggerty VIC 3714, Australia.
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  • TG-6
  • f/5.6
  • 1/640s
  • ISO100
  • 13.65mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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