Balaana sp. (genus)

Bee Fly at Acton, ACT

Balaana sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 14 Feb 2019 11:47 AM
Balaana sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 14 Feb 2019 11:47 AM
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Balaana sp. (genus) 25 Apr 2019 jgl
Balaana sp. (genus) 20 Feb 2019 KimPullen
Unidentified 16 Feb 2019 JohnBundock

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jgl wrote:
   28 Feb 2019
I identified a Balaana on here a while back based on Lambkin, Yeates & Greathead, 2003 (http://www.publish.csiro.au/is/IS03020). Christine Lambkin confirmed this ID. I'm fairly sure most of the brown (non-metallic) bombyliids with this wing colouration around Canberra are Balaana, based on locality data, but other moderators should have a look at this paper just to be sure. If anyone can't access it, send me an email james.lumbers@gmail.com

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