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Ligyra cingulata Unidentified. Australia,Geotagged,Ligyra cingulata,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Ligyra cingulata

Unidentified.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Visual match looks strong, but it seems an American species:
    https://www.gbif.org/species/11160758

    Invasive?     Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Ligyra is a local genus that looks similar, Ligyra cingulata especially, although the wing pattern (unless variable) doesn't seem to be a complete match.
      https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105658337
      https://www.gbif.org/species/1668651       Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        That's a brilliant find! Ligyra cingulata seems reported plenty of times in SA, as the only species of the genus. Will for now go ahead with the tentative ID. Posted 2 years ago
        1. View Christine Young's profile
          Christine Young
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          Sounds good! It was hard to ID bc there are several similar species spread around the world. Posted 2 years ago
  3. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    Great find Ernst Posted 2 years ago

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The Ligyra cingulata

Ligyra cingulata is a bee fly in the Ligyra genus.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Apr 11, 2023. Captured Nov 1, 2022 17:10 in Heysen Trail, Waitpinga SA 5211, Australia.
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