Bee Fly – Bombyliinae – Meomyia fasciculata

Order Diptera; Suborder Brachycera; Family Bombyliidae (Bee Flies); Subfamily: Bombyliinae; Scientific name: Meomyia fasciculata; 

Common name: Bee Fly – Female coating her eggs with sand for camouflage before releasing them into environment  - Distribution in Australia: all mainland states except the Northern Territory – Photographed: in December, in D’Entrecasteaux NP in the South West Region of Western Australia.