Comptosia quadripennis

a bee fly at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG)

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.069245-35.381764
• Altitude 661.0m
• Maps Little Taylor Grasslands
• Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 3 Feb 2024 10:22 AM Recorded on
• galah681 Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Bee flies (Bombyliidae) True flies (Diptera) galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Flatweed Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

• Comptosia quadripennis Scientific name
• a bee fly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 702m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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