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Balaana Beefly - Balaana gigantea Body length 20mm<br /> This beefly is large in size. It has the dark brown thorax and black abdomen, with white short hairs on each side of thorax. There are the white triangle spots on each side of abdomen. Eyes are brown in colour with short white hairs along the edges connect with the neck. The dark patterns on wings are distinctive. . <br /> <a href="https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_robbers/BalaanaBeefly3.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_robbers/BalaanaBeefly3.htm</a> Australia,Balaana gigantea,Geotagged,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Balaana Beefly - Balaana gigantea

Body length 20mm
This beefly is large in size. It has the dark brown thorax and black abdomen, with white short hairs on each side of thorax. There are the white triangle spots on each side of abdomen. Eyes are brown in colour with short white hairs along the edges connect with the neck. The dark patterns on wings are distinctive. .
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    Christine Young
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    Impressive! Posted 5 years ago

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The Balaana gigantea

Balaana gigantea is a beefly in the family Bombyliidae.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Feb 14, 2020. Captured Feb 12, 2020 19:26 in Pacific Hwy, Nerong NSW 2423, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/1024s
  • ISO1600
  • 135mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.