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Long Legged Bombyliidae Qld. Australia
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 Hi all,
Can anyone ID this little fly with the long legs and wings? About 10mm. Taken today in South East Queensland. All help appreciated.
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 Family is Bombyliidae. Compare http://www.dipter...d_id=18790. David Gibbs might say more.
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 Yes - a bombylid - change the title to attract David Grin
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.
 
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 Thanks Sundew, and Chris, changed the title as per your suggestion. Fingers crossed.
 
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 Thraxan, might be luteus but probably a closely related species
 
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 Thanks David, I had a look at the one on Cor Z's site and the abdominal markings don't quite match so probably is a related species as you say.
 
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