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
Other Bee Flies: See here
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