Battling beefly
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I was fortunate enough to see two of these beeflies having a battle. It is a large beefly with strong vein markings on the wings. I heard the two males (I presume) first and they were flying and crashing into each other. One sat down for a little while allowing me to move in for a couple of photos before he buzzed off very fast. I notice he has damage on both wings. Comptosia aurescens ID with thanks Michael Jefferies. See Michael's comment on www.flickr.com/photos/jean_hort/16228974915/
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- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
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- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera
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- Diptera (flies)
- Brachycera
- Asiloidea
- Bombyliidae (bee flies)
- Comptosia
- Comptosia aurescens
- Panarthropoda
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