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Bee-fly in genus Comptosia - possibly Comptosia heliophila A pair mating- don’t know which one is the male or female Australia,Comptosia heliophila,Comptosia insignis,Eamw bee flies,Geotagged,Spring

Bee-fly in genus Comptosia - possibly Comptosia heliophila

A pair mating- don’t know which one is the male or female

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Calbost Niel

Lion

Magnificent shot Ernst Posted 3 years ago
1. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Niel. It is from a while back. Posted 3 years ago

Mark Ridgway

Lion

Nice one Ernst. Maybe Comptosia heliophila ?
http://www.bushpea.com/in/pg/all/b/bee-fly%20(comptosia%20heliophila)%2001.html

I'm fairly sure the male has the white wing tips btw. Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
1. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  Mark ,good to hear from you. I think that you are correct as much of the time. I will put it on and also on INaturalist . If wrong I can always change it. But it looks a match to me . Dam cold today in South Australiamand gues no better in Victoria. Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Mark Ridgway
    
    Lion
    
    It's painfully cold here Ernst. Looks like going for a couple of days too.
    Posted 3 years ago

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The Comptosia insignis

''Comptosia insignis'' is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by Ernst

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Uploaded May 30, 2022. Captured Nov 2, 2017 16:56 in 5H4P+2H North Nowra NSW, Australia.

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