3 Spotted Black Bee Fly
S2, ventral
Coastal Area
Pointed Bee Fly
Male, dorsal
 
                      
Black Bee Fly (Anthrax maculatus)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Flies (Diptera)
Family: Bee Fly (Bombyliidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Black Bee Fly (Anthrax maculatus)
This Photo:     

Thank you Graham Winterflood for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Seen in Coastal Areas

Copyright © 2006-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 11-Jan-2006
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.