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Spider hunting fly ♂ (Leucopsina odyneroides) A small head with all-encompassing eyes. High domed thorax. <br /> Very large calypters which give away it&#039;s flyness. <br /> Body length about 10mm. <br /> On Leptospermum or Kunzea sp. flowers at the edge of a local national park.<br /> This fly is visually very similar to a species of wasp which appears at the same time of year that I think there must be some mimicry going on. <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37270/eumenninae_wasp_paralastor_sp.html" title="Eumenninae wasp (?Paralastor sp.)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2532/37270_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=D9oRNhSoxaFOs972YCEOcegvCQE%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Eumenninae wasp (?Paralastor sp.) A type of potter wasp exploring flowers in a local nature reserve.<br /> Estimated 15mm long. <br /> This one resembles a local specialist fly which appears at the same time of year and hunts spiders.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/36349/spider_hunting_fly_leucopsina_odyneroides.html<br /> Australia,Geotagged,Paralastor sp.,Summer,Wasp" /></a></figure> Australia,Geotagged,Leucopsina odyneroides,Spring,diptera,mimicry Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Spider hunting fly ♂ (Leucopsina odyneroides)

A small head with all-encompassing eyes. High domed thorax.
Very large calypters which give away it's flyness.
Body length about 10mm.
On Leptospermum or Kunzea sp. flowers at the edge of a local national park.
This fly is visually very similar to a species of wasp which appears at the same time of year that I think there must be some mimicry going on.

Eumenninae wasp (?Paralastor sp.) A type of potter wasp exploring flowers in a local nature reserve.<br /> Estimated 15mm long. <br /> This one resembles a local specialist fly which appears at the same time of year and hunts spiders.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/36349/spider_hunting_fly_leucopsina_odyneroides.html<br /> Australia,Geotagged,Paralastor sp.,Summer,Wasp

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    Ferdy Christant
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    How cool, the introduction of an entirely new category :) Interesting article here:
    http://www.livescience.com/18866-jewel-colored-spider-flies.html     Posted 9 years ago

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The Leucopsina odyneroides

Leucopsina odyneroides is a spider fly in the Leucopsina genus.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Mar 4, 2016. Captured Nov 21, 2014 22:51 in Ringwood to Belgrave Rail Trail, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
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  • 7.72mm