A bee fly at Chiltern, VIC
Identification history
| Eusurbus crassilabris | 4 Jan 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 26 Sep 2021 | KylieWaldon |
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This insect hovered like a bee, mostly inspecting and not landing. Very briefly landing on the tiniest of flowers for a couple of seconds and then moving on. It took me 10 minutes of tracking to get in focus pics. Hard to see. Wings an unusual shape.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.637297-36.149834
- Places Chiltern, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Sep 2021 12:07 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon Bee flies (Bombyliidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects NatureMapr Eusurbus crassilabris
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Eusurbus crassilabris Scientific name
- A bee fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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