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Flower-feeding March fly - Scaptia auriflua Australia,Eamw flies,Flower-feeding march fly,Geotagged,Scaptia auriflua,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

Flower-feeding March fly - Scaptia auriflua

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Amazing fly, love it! Posted 2 years ago

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The Flower-feeding march fly

The flower-feeding march fly, "Scaptia auriflua", is a species of horse fly that occurs in Australia. Unlike other march flies this species does not bite and does not feed on blood, it strictly drinks nectar.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Feb 11, 2023. Captured Feb 10, 2023 09:30 in PMMH+39 Kyeema SA, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.