Villa sp. (genus)

Unidentified Villa bee fly at West Wodonga, VIC

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Identification history

	Villa sp. (genus)	27 Mar 2023	MichaelMulvaney
	Villa sp. (genus)	26 Mar 2023	KylieWaldon

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I saw one of these in my first few months of insect hunting in 2020/21 and I was all excited because I thought I had a native bee. But since then I've not seen one anywhere. Until day. It was hovering along the edge of the track. Excitement plus.

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1 Abundance
26 Mar 2023 10:30 AM Recorded on
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KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Bee flies (Bombyliidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects

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25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Villa sp. (genus) Scientific name
Unidentified Villa bee fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 860.1m Recorded at altitude
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