Anthracini
Anthrax
Anthrax Bee Fly I
Anthrax Bee Fly II
Anthrax Bee Fly III
Anthrax Bee Fly IV
Thraxan Bee Fly I
Thraxan Bee Fly II
Thraxan Bee Fly III
Thraxan Bee Fly IV
Thraxan Bee Fly V
Thraxan Bee Fly VI
Villini
Villa Bee Fly I
Villa Bee Fly II
Villa Bee Fly III
Villa Bee Fly IV 
 
 

                                               

Reddish-brown True Bee Fly - Eusurbus crassilabris

Family Bombyliidae

This page contains pictures and information about Reddish-brown True Bee Fly in that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.  
 
Body length 8mm
 
The beefly has the stout and hairy body in reddish-brown colour, with long and slender proboscis. The wing vein patterns are distinctive. All legs are in dark brown colour.
 
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Reference:
1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p 759.
2. Bee Flies of the World. The genera of the family Bombyliidae - Hull, F.M. 1973, Bulletin of the United States National Museum 286: 1-687 [104].
3. Species Eusurbus crassilabris (Macquart, 1855) - Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory.  

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Last updated: November 05, 2012.