Tiny Bee Fly: Villa Sp

Location: Bunbury, Western Australia

Season: Summer, December 

Order: Diptera 

Suborder: Brachycera 

Infraorder: Asilomorpha 

Superfamily: Asiloidea 

Family: Bombyliidae 

Subfamily: Anthracinae 

Tribe: Villini 

Subfamily: Exoprosopinae 

Genus: Villa

This is a very tiny Bee Fly measuring about 1 to 2 cms in length. It is bright golden in colour. This was seen perching on dry vegetation and dry sand. The other Bee Fly was fighting for the perching spot. It belongs to the genus Villa. The wings are clear with no black shading or line on the coastal margin. The abdominal bandings are golden and black. Again, hard to pin point the species.
Other Bee Flies: See here