by Peter Rowland | Thursday, February 24, 2022
Long-legged flies Scientific Name: Multiple species Size: Total Length 1-9mm What does it look like? Characterized by long, slender legs. Most species metallic green or bronze, occasionally yellow, and banded with black, but a few can be dull brown or black. Abdomen...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, February 24, 2022
Dotted-wing lauxaniid flies Scientific Name: Homoneura spp. Size: Total Length 6mm What does it look like? Overall colouration brownish to orange with reddish compound eyes. Body has sparse blackish hairs, and legs moderately long. Wings longer than body, translucent...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, February 24, 2022
Queensland Fruit Fly Scientific Name: Bactrocera (Bactrocera) tryoni Size: Total Length 5-8mm What does it look like? The Queensland Fruit Fly, or Q-Fly, is reddish-brown to dark brown and yellow, with red eyes and membranous wings. Where is it found? Mainly through...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, February 20, 2022
Giant Yellow Robber Fly Scientific Name: Blepharotes coriarius Size: Total Length 45 mm What does it look like? The Giant Yellow Robber Fly is large, grey and black, with bright yellow hairs on upper surface of abdomen and greyish-brown wings extending beyond tip of...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Banana Stalk-fly Scientific Name: Telostylinus lineolatus Size: TL 20mm What does it look like? The Banana-stalk Fly is dark brown and yellowish-cream, with large red eyes on elongated head, and moderately long, thickened antennae with single long thin arista arising...
