Apioceridae – Flower-loving Fly – Apiocera elegans
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Name:
Apioceridae – Flower-loving Fly – Apiocera elegans
Apioceridae – Flower-loving Fly – Apiocera elegans
Scientific Name:
Apiocera elegans
Apiocera elegans
Reference Number:
LLJ-441b
LLJ-441b
Description
Order Diptera; Suborder Brachycera; Family Apioceridae (Flower-loving Flies); Scientific name: Apiocera elegans;
Common name: Flower-loving Fly – Distribution in Australia: Western Australian endemic fly – Photographed: in December in the Midwest Region – Note: until 2011 when these photographs were taken this spectacular species was considered likely extinct, as it has not been collected, or observed by any dipteriologist since the 1950s.
Additional Details
Reference Number: | LLJ-441b |
Scientific Name: | Apiocera elegans |