Mottled bee-fly  (Thyridanthrax fenestratus)

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Description

As the common name suggests, the mottled bee-fly is somewhat similar in appearance to a bee (4). Like all flies, it has a single pair of wings; the hind wings have been modified into drumstick-like balancing appendages known as 'halteres' (5). The large wings are mottled with black blotches (1), and this mottling continues on the thorax and abdomen, which are dark brown to blackish in colour with beige patches (4).

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