Orange-blue Lauxaniid Fly II - Sapromyza occipitalis

Family Lauxaniidae 

This page contains pictures and information about Orange-blue Lauxaniid Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

 

Body length 6mm

 

This Lauxaniid Fly has head and thorax in orange colour, abdomen in bluish-black and all legs in black.

 

 

 

 

We occasionally found the fly in our back yard. 

 

 

 

We found this mating pair in Yugarapul Park during early summer on a Banksia tree. 

 

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Reference:

1. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009. 

2. On the Fly, The Interactive Atlas and Key to Australian Fly Families CD Rom - Hamilton, J. et al. 2006. Brisbane : CBIT & ABRS. 

3. Lauxaniidae (Lauxaniid Flies) - Save Our Waterways Now, 2008.

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