Comptosia quadripennis

a bee fly at Mount Painter

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.073747-35.269003
• Altitude 575.4m
• Maps Mount Painter
• Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 14 Dec 2020 04:40 PM Recorded on
• CathB Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects True flies (Diptera) Bee flies (Bombyliidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Xerochrysum viscosum Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Comptosia quadripennis Scientific name
• a bee fly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 702m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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