Comptosia insignis

A bee fly at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Comptosia insignis	24 Mar 2019	KimPullen
Comptosia sp. (genus)	17 Nov 2017	KimPullen
Bombyliidae (family)	15 Nov 2017	michael.batley
Unverified	15 Nov 2017	AlisonMilton

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2 comments

silverseastarsong wrote:

16 Dec 2018

I would call this Comptosia insignis, a dark species with reddish hues on the scutellum and side of the body. In effect it resembles a dark form of C. rubrifera or C. stria, if such a thing were to exist.

I believe the nearest species is Comptosia tutela which to my knowledge does not occur in ACT or southern NSW.

KimPullen wrote:

25 Mar 2019

Identification by the above contributor.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108670 -35.275952
Altitude 617.3m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Nov 2017 02:11 PM Recorded on
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Bee flies (Bombyliidae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Comptosia insignis Scientific name
A bee fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 845.5m Recorded at altitude
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