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Bee flies (Bombyliidae)

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Bee flies (Bombyliidae)

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Villa sp. (genus) at Fraser, ACT by AlisonMilton
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Lyneham, ACT by Mulch
Geron sp. (genus) (Slender Bee Fly) at Deakin, ACT by LisaH
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Geron sp. (genus) (Slender Bee Fly) at Chapman, ACT by CraigW
Australiphthiria hilaris (Slender Bee Fly) at Acton, ACT by AndyRussell
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Macgregor, ACT by AlisonMilton
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Queanbeyan West, NSW by Paul4K
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Acton, ACT by AlisonMilton
Geron nigralis (Slender bee fly) at Acton, ACT by WHall
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Ainslie, ACT by JBrickhill
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Aranda, ACT by ConBoekel
Balaana sp. (genus) (Bee Fly) at Yarralumla, ACT by Harrisi
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Manton, NSW by ConBoekel
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Comptosia quadripennis (a bee fly) at Kambah, ACT by HelenCross
Comptosia quadripennis (a bee fly) at Yarralumla, ACT by SimoneS
Comptosia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Comptosia bee fly) at O'Connor, ACT by ConBoekel
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Downer, ACT by RobertD
Sisyromyia sp. (genus) (A bee fly) at Capital Hill, ACT by Bel66
Geron nigralis (Slender bee fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Geron nigralis (Slender bee fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Comptosia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Comptosia bee fly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Mongarlowe, NSW by LisaH
Comptosia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Comptosia bee fly) at Hughes, ACT by LisaH
Geron sp. (genus) (Slender Bee Fly) at Uriarra Village, ACT by Hejor1
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Braddon, ACT by Hejor1
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Banks, ACT by DavidDedenczuk
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Cook, ACT by CathB
Balaana sp. (genus) (Bee Fly) at Strathnairn, ACT by Thurstan

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KMcCue wrote:
19 Jan 2025
Lousy photo but the only one I took, hurriedly, before it departed
Villa sp. (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
19 Jan 2025
I think that it may be a bee fly - like Geron or Villa
Villa sp. (genus)
KylieWaldon wrote:
4 Jan 2025
I think this is Villa species? Villa sp. (genus) :) Lovely photo!
Villa sp. (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
3 Jan 2025
Ligyra sp.?
Sisyromyia sp. (genus)
DPRees125 wrote:
8 Dec 2024
I would agree
Staurostichus sp. (genus)

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Villa sp. (genus) at Lyneham, ACT

Villa sp. (genus)

Geron sp. (genus) at Deakin, ACT

Villa sp. (genus) at Melba, ACT

Geron sp. (genus) at Chapman, ACT

Villa sp. (genus) at Melba, ACT

Australiphthiria hilaris at Acton, ACT

Villa sp. (genus) at Macgregor, ACT

Villa sp. (genus) at Macgregor, ACT

Villa sp. (genus) at Queanbeyan West, NSW

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