Thraxan Bee Fly - Thraxan prolatus
Family Bombyliidae
This page contains pictures and information about Thraxan Bee Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Female, body length 10mm
- This small Bee Fly is black in colour, with short white hairs around the thorax. Its abdomen is hairy black with white dots on it. Male wings is clear with dark front margin. Female wings is half clear and half darken near the wing base.
- Male Female
- Pictures were taken in Karawatha Forest during early summer. The fly was resting on plants 0.2-0.3 meter above ground, seems waiting for something.
- It was also found resting on rock and on floor.
- Reference:
- 1. Cryptic species diversity and character congruence: review of the tribe Anthracini (Diptera : Bombyliidae) in Australia - David K. Yeates and Christine L. Lambkin, 1998.
- 2. Thraxan Bee Fly - lifeunseen.com, by Nick Monaghan
