Comptosia quadripennis

a bee fly at ANBG

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.109217-35.278844
• Maps ANBG
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 17 Feb 2024 04:33 PM Recorded on
• KorinneM Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Paper daisy. Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm 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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