Villa Bee Fly - Villa sp.
Family Bombyliidae
This page contains pictures and information about Bee Flies in Subfamily Exoprosopinae
that we found in
the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 12mm
- This fly look like a bee and it was hovering near flowers. We first thought it was a Hovering Fly. However, from its wing vein, we are sure it is a Bee Fly belongs to Family Bombyliidae. The pictures were taken in Macgregor Bushland during early winter. We saw this fly only once.
- Reference:
- 1. Bombyliidae - Tree of Life, by David K. Yeates and Christine L. Lambkin, 1994.
