Biology:Meomyia sericans

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Short description: Species of fly

Black and grey true bee fly
Bee Fly from the side (15502582643).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Genus: Meomyia
Species:
M. sericans
Binomial name
Meomyia sericans
Macquart, 1850

Meomyia sericans, the black and grey true bee fly, is a large species of fly in the family Bombyliidae. A flying Australia n insect with black and white hairs on the abdomen with a grey thorax. The probiscis is long and slender. Wings appear somewhat tinted. In October, they may be seeing flying low, then laying eggs in the earth, including walking tracks. Food plants include the tea trees in the genus Leptospermum.[1][2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14680000 entry