Australiphthiria hilaris

Slender Bee Fly at Paddys River, ACT

Australiphthiria hilaris at Paddys River, ACT - 7 Dec 2018
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Identification history

Australiphthiria hilaris 21 Feb 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Australiphthiria hilaris 18 Feb 2019 KimPullen
Trichophthalma sp. (genus) 11 Dec 2018 RogerF
Unidentified 8 Dec 2018 Harrisi

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Harrisi wrote:
   12 Dec 2018
via facebook a fly expert contact has said the following "..Would be good to have the specimen in front of me but at a glance it looks like one of the more primitive tabanids that are not so commonly seen. But then I could be wrong."...
jgl wrote:
   12 Dec 2018
Would be great if the wing was in focus!
Harrisi wrote:
   12 Dec 2018
my apologies there, was a hasty encounter!
jgl wrote:
   12 Dec 2018
Haha, no probs!
KimPullen wrote:
   19 Feb 2019
Matches the insect identified as Australiphthiria at http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/99137.

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  • 7 Dec 2018 02:40 PM Recorded on
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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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