Bee flies (Bombyliidae)

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

24 Feb 2025

a bee fly

Comptosia sp. (genus)

WHall wrote:

24 Feb 2025

A moth???

Comptosia sp. (genus)

KimberiRP wrote:

24 Feb 2025

Comptosia sp.

Comptosia sp. (genus)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

12 Feb 2025

Thanks Wendy

Comptosia quadripennis

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

3 Feb 2025

It may well be Ligyra cingulata, but there are 110 species in this genus, and I don't know them that well. To confirm to species level it would need a pretty clear image of the wing pattern.

Ligyra (genus)