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Yellow- headed Snail Parasitic Blowfly - Amenia imperial  Amenia imperialis,Australia,Eamw flies,Geotagged,Spring,Yellow-headed Snail Parasitic Blowfly Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

    comments (7)

  1. It has such a a cool face! Posted 4 years ago
    1. I think it’s name is Louie Posted 4 years ago
      1. Very fitting. Posted 4 years ago
  2. Another great one, Ernst! Posted 4 years ago
    1. Thank you Ferdy Posted 4 years ago
  3. Wow! Awesome creature! Posted 4 years ago
    1. Thank you. It is a rather comical looking fly. Posted 4 years ago

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The Amenia genus consist of very large size flies and they are found only in Australia. They are metallic colours and often boldly marked with white spots on body.

Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ernst
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By Ernst

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Uploaded Mar 18, 2021. Captured Nov 14, 2017 18:00 in Resurrection Creek Trail, Boonoo Boonoo NSW 2372, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/22.0
  • 1/1024s
  • ISO12800
  • 250mm