Comptosia apicalis
A bee fly at Hawker, ACT
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| Comptosia apicalis | KimPullen | 24 Mar 2019 | |
| Comptosia (genus) | KimPullen | 14 Mar 2018 | |
| Comptosia stria | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Feb 2018 | |
| Comptosia stria | AlisonMilton | 20 Feb 2018 |
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2 comments
14 Mar 2018
A Comptosia but I think not C. stria, which has a differently shaped abdomen with red on the sides.
16 Dec 2018
This is Comptosia apicalis, note the plain white wing tips (without a "second", darker tip) and hair/colouration of the abdomen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.032957-35.253447
- Altitude 698.8m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Hawker, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Feb 2018 12:28 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
Collections
- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Comptosia apicalis Bee flies (Bombyliidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Comptosia apicalis Scientific name
- A bee fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 768.5m Recorded at altitude
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