Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Big and slow from Queensland

Posted by Trev on 09-07-2009 06:08
#1
Last year I posted an ID request for this one but the photos I had then weren't very clear. This is a bit better and I hope someone can ID this for me. About 20mm and a slow flyer that mostly stays close to the ground and perches for long periods basking in the sun. Taken in the North Burnett region of Queensland. Au.
Thanks guys.

Posted by Jan Willem on 09-07-2009 06:56
#2
Looks like a Bombyliidae. A species near Comptosia??? Maybe David can tell you more. Maybe changing the subject will draw his attention.
Edited by Jan Willem on 09-07-2009 07:00

Posted by Paul Beuk on 09-07-2009 07:03
#3
That's because it IS Bombyliidae.

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 09-07-2009 11:13
#4
Lomatiinae.
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 09-07-2009 11:15

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 09-07-2009 11:24
#5
Jan is right: Comptosia sp.
Here you can see another Comptosia:
http://www.brisba...C_6861.jpg