Bee Fly – Cythereinae – Neosardus paramonovi

Order Diptera; Suborder Brachycera; Family Bombyliidae (Bee Flies); Subfamily: Cythereinae; Scientific name: Neosardus paramonovi; 

Common name: Bee Fly; Alternative common name: Metallic Bee Fly – Mating pair, female is the top fly - Distribution in Australia: Western Australian endemic fly found on the Swan Coastal Plain and Northern Sandplains between Perth in the south and Lesueur National Park in the north – Photographed: in December in Yanchep National Park.