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 Stunning Lime green and bronze fly Queensland
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| Trev |
Posted on 17-10-2010 00:32
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Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07 |
Hi All, I just happened across this stunning fly with its big eyes, hairy bronze back and stunning lime green abdomen with dark pattern and with long shiny wings. Even the haltere are lime green. Any ideas? thanks, Trevor Trev attached the following image:  [65.45Kb] |
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| Trev |
Posted on 17-10-2010 00:33
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Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07 |
Another view
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| Trev |
Posted on 17-10-2010 00:34
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Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07 |
A close up
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 17-10-2010 00:43
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks like a stratiomyid to me - a soldier fly 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Trev |
Posted on 17-10-2010 00:54
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Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07 |
Thanks Chris, I guess that explains why it was so easy to approach while it was basking. Seems soldier flies are pretty laid back about people. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 17-10-2010 10:35
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Odontomyiini
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| Trev |
Posted on 18-10-2010 02:58
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Member Location: Capricornia Region. Queensland AU Posts: 107 Joined: 24.04.07 |
Thanks Paul, I found a pretty close match on an Aussie website based on your information except it has a green thorax. |
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