Ligyra tantalus

Ligyra tantalus

Ligyra tantalus is a species of insect in the Bombyliidae family, commonly known as bee flies. It has an orange and brown thorax and a black abdomen with a white ring and four spots on it, although the rearmost two spots can be joined together in some specimens. The wings are purplish-black and swept back from the body when at rest.
Ligyra bee fly (Ligyra tantalus), Bombyliidae  Geotagged,Indonesia,Ligyra tantalus,Winter

Distribution

It is found in Asia in areas such as China (mainland) and Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines (Palawan), Taiwan, and Thailand and also in Australia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyBombyliidae
GenusLigyra
SpeciesLigyra tantalus
Photographed in
Indonesia
Malaysia