Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tabanidae Scientific name Scaptia auriflua | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Genus Scaptia Rank Species | |
 | ||
People also search for Scaptia, Ptilophyllodromia, Sisyromyia | ||
The flower-feeding march fly, Scaptia auriflua, is a species of horse fly that occurs in Australia. Unlike other march flies this species does not bite and does not feed on blood, it strictly drinks nectar.
Description
Adults are about 10 millimetres (0.4 in) in length and mimic bees with dense hair and a golden coloration. Their eyes meet in the middle and the eye coloration differs from light source to light source.
References
Scaptia auriflua Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA