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Family Bombyliidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Balaana Beeflies that we found in
the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Body length 15mm
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- Beeflies in genus Balaana is medium in size. They are dark brown to
black in colours. Their wings are black-patterned. We recognized them by the
wing pattern.
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- Saw a few of those female resting on sandy path on hill top in Anstead
Forest on Nov 2009.
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- Reference:
- 1. An evolutionary radiation of beeflies in semi-arid Australia: systematics of the Exoprosopini (Diptera: Bombyliidae) - Lambkin CL, Yeates DK & Greathead DJ, Invertebrate Systematics, 2003.
- 2. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
[ Up ] [ Ligyra Beefly ] [ Spotted Wings Ligyra Beefly ] [ Brown Stout Beefly ] [ Balaana Beefly I ] [ Balaana Beefly II ] [ Balaana Beefly III ] [ Fenestrata Beefly ]
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