Bee Fly – Bombyliinae – Sisyromyia aurata – 05

Order Diptera; Suborder Brachycera; Family Bombyliidae (Bee Flies); Subfamily: Bombyliinae; Scientific name: Sisyromyia aurata; Common name: Bee Fly – Female feeding on melaleuca flowers - Distribution in Australia: found in Tasmania and all mainland states except the Northern Territory – Photographed: in March, in Leeuwin-Naturaliste NP in the South West Region of Western Australia.