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Long Legged Bombyliidae Qld. Australia
Trev	#1 Posted on 02-10-2009 23:20
Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07	Hi all, Can anyone ID this little fly with the long legs and wings? About 10mm. Taken today in South East Queensland. All help appreciated. Trev attached the following image: [54.13Kb] Edited by Trev on 03-10-2009 22:47


Trev	#2 Posted on 02-10-2009 23:21
Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07	Another view Trev attached the following image: [60.91Kb]


Trev	#3 Posted on 02-10-2009 23:23
Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07	And another Trev attached the following image: [57.39Kb]


Sundew	#4 Posted on 03-10-2009 00:55
Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07	Family is Bombyliidae. Compare http://www.dipter...d_id=18790. David Gibbs might say more. Regards, Sundew


ChrisR	#5 Posted on 03-10-2009 08:59
Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04	Yes - a bombylid - change the title to attract David Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.


Trev	#6 Posted on 03-10-2009 22:48
Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07	Thanks Sundew, and Chris, changed the title as per your suggestion. Fingers crossed.


David Gibbs	#7 Posted on 04-10-2009 11:02
Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06	Thraxan, might be luteus but probably a closely related species


Trev	#8 Posted on 04-10-2009 22:50
Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07	Thanks David, I had a look at the one on Cor Z's site and the abdominal markings don't quite match so probably is a related species as you say.