Insects
True flies (Diptera)
Bee flies (Bombyliidae)
Sighting 4462025

Meomyia sp.

1 Bee fly at Pambula Beach, NSW

Meomyia sp. at Pambula Beach, NSW - 28 Dec 2022 08:19 AM
Meomyia sp. at Pambula Beach, NSW - 28 Dec 2022 08:19 AM
Meomyia sp. at Pambula Beach, NSW - 28 Dec 2022 08:19 AM
Meomyia sp. at Pambula Beach, NSW - 28 Dec 2022 08:19 AM
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Identification history

Meomyia sp. 3 Jan 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Meomyia sp. 5 Jan 2023 KylieWaldon
Unverified 2 Jan 2023 KylieWaldon

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User's notes

kept flying about and visiting flowers - but only for like 2 seconds each. hard to get photos. After 10 minutes i got this one - can see now why it only needed 2 seconds. not seen this species before. looked a round black insect with a large white spot flying around.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • kunzea Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Insect on a flower

Species information

  • Meomyia sp. Scientific name
  • Bee fly Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 112.5m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information

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  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
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