A little help.

“Hi Bug Girl, I was wondering if you could help me ID this little guy. It was photographed in Melbourne, Australia. I think it might be a Bibionidae sp, but I’m unsure. Any help will be greatly appreciated!”

Brock
Unsure of species

Hi Brock!   I wish I could help but most Diptera are way beyond my amateur bug identifying capabilities…especially, Australian Diptera!  Perhaps, someone else will be able to help!  Beautiful photo and blog.

  1. vws007 said: If Australian Diptera adhere to similar rules of Identification as North American Diptera, then I don’t think it is a Bibionidae. Usually there should be a prominent apical spur on the legs, and I can’t make any out from this image. Hope that helps.
  2. almondsofjoy said: An amazing photo! Its so hard to identify anything when you can’t flip it around and look at its details closely.
  3. tobyaudax said: Yeah that’s a great photo!
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