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Wasp mimic thick-headed fly For a couple of weeks each year the ti-tree flowers bloom and get over-run by particular insects. <br /> Two of the annual visitors come at exactly the same time and look almost identical. <br /> One is a wasp but this one is a fly in the family Conopidae or &#039;Thick headed flies&#039;<br /> Unfortunately I don&#039;t expect to get much further than genus Australoconops spp. mimicry,wasp mimic Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Wasp mimic thick-headed fly

For a couple of weeks each year the ti-tree flowers bloom and get over-run by particular insects.
Two of the annual visitors come at exactly the same time and look almost identical.
One is a wasp but this one is a fly in the family Conopidae or 'Thick headed flies'
Unfortunately I don't expect to get much further than genus Australoconops spp.

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By Mark Ridgway

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Uploaded Nov 1, 2021. Captured Nov 1, 2021 11:04.
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  • TG-6
  • f/5.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO100
  • 10.35mm

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