Aleucosia maculosa

Meaning of name:

Unknown.

Distribution:

Occurs mainly in the south west of Western Australia.

Description:

This fly was approximately 20 millimetres long.

Notes:

Bee flies occur on every continent except Antarctica. While the adults eat nectar and pollen, almost all bee fly larvae are parasites of wasp and bee larvae.

This photograph was taken in September.

References:

Revision of the Australian Bee Fly Genus Aleucosia https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David-Yeates-2/publication/236612503_Revision_of_the_Australian_Bee_Fly_Genus_Aleucosia_Edwards_Diptera_Bombyliidae/links/0c9605184876016ffd000000/Revision-of-the-Australian-Bee-Fly-Genus-Aleucosia-Edwards-Diptera-Bombyliidae.pdf

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/36e6c7ce-4e88-48c8-aec0-9a78531aa2db

Tree of Life http://tolweb.org/Bombyliidae

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