Comptosia stria

A bee fly at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Comptosia stria	19 Nov 2016	DaveFerg
Comptosia stria	11 Nov 2016	MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified	11 Nov 2016	JudithRoach

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I think they are some sort of predator fly. They were about 2cms in body length, and looked like little helicopters landing and then taking off again to buzz around.

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:

12 Nov 2016

Very good pics. Have a look at the sighting of Comptosia stria:
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3344827

JudithRoach wrote:

12 Nov 2016

I think you have a winner in the species identification Michael. Never seen or heard of them before. very cool. Thanks.

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Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
11 Nov 2016 11:48 AM Recorded on
JudithRoach Recorded by
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Insects Bee flies (Bombyliidae) True flies (Diptera) JudithRoach

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Mixed Gender

Species information

Comptosia stria Scientific name
A bee fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1291.4m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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