Their common name, Great Black Wasp, does this insect descriptive justice with its deep black body and wings that give off a blue iridescent sheen. Adult mosquitoes are.Sphex pensylvanicus is a species of digger wasp approximately 22-28 millimeters in length. The male has large palps and feathery antennae, the female has smaller palps and less hairy antennae. The female is pale brown with darker brown thorax with paler markings. The Brown House Mosquito is a medium sized mosquito. The female mosquito is dark coloured with white markings on the back and white bands on the legs. The Dengue Mosquito is a pest mosquito and can be a carrier of Dengue fever, Yellow fever, Murray Valley encephalitis and Ross River virus. The back of the thorax is black with a white stripe down the center from the back of the head. The Asian Tiger Mosquito has white bands on the abdomen, and white bands on the legs and white tips to the palps. The legs are quite long and the wings are smoky coloured with dark spots. The body is orange brown with sparse long hairs. This Homoneura species is a small fly with large red compound eyes. This fly is sometimes mistaken for a wasp. The Common Hover Fly is a slim bodied fly with reddish brown eyes, dark thorax and black and yellow banded abdomen. They feed on nectar and help to pollinate the flowers. They are often seen hovering near flowers. The Common Hover Fly has black and yellow striped abdomen and looks a bit like a wasp. They have a hovering flight and make a droning noise like a bee, hence the common name. The Native Drone Fly is a brightly coloured hover fly with large strange spotted eyes. It has orange-yellow body with narrow dark bands like a wasp. This Hover Fly may be Episyrphus viridaureus. The antennae appear to be joined at the bottom and branch out in a y-shape? They probably mimic wasps to deter predators. This Ceriana species is banded black and orange like a wasp. The "feet" (or tarsi) have three pads instead of two. The eyes often reflect iridescent colour patterns. March Flies (also known as Horse Flies) are large strongly built flies with large eyes - the male's eyes meet in the middle.
This fly is larger than the Vinegar Flies which also feed on fruit. When at rest, they often hold their wings outwards like paddles. Click to continue>įruit Flies are small to medium sized flies. The wings are held in a drooping position on live. The thorax is white or yellow with pattern of black blotches. The Mediterranean Fruit Fly has an oval abdomen with fine black bristles above, and two narrow light bands on the rear half of the body. Grey-Striped Fly have black and grey stripes running down thorax from the head and do not have a metallic appearance. As their common name suggests, they have long legs. The abdomen is green and black stripes and wings have black bands. Long Legged Flies have a metallic green appearance. They look like huge Mosquitoes but fortunately they do not bite - in fact adult Crane Flies do not feed at all. Click to continue>Ĭrane Flies have slender bodies and very long legs. The abdomen is gray or yellowish with a dark midline and irregular dark. The Housefly has four narrow black stripes running along the thorax. The Housefly is the most common fly in homes, and one of the most widely distributed insects in the world. These flies are related to the common house fly. This species of Dichaetomyia has reddish brown body and red eyes. The abdomen is banded black and creamy colour, with some mottling. The head and thorax of this blowfly are blue mottled with black. They have prominent bristles on the thorax and abdomen. This blowfly is greyish with brown patterned abdomen. The Sheep Blowfly has greenish body with metallic sheen, and a silver head. It is often found in large numbers around latrines, slaughter-houses, animal facilities, meat markets and fish markets. The Oriental Latrine Fly is a shiny greenish-blue blow fly with a yellow face and large reddish eyes. I'm not sure how widely used the common name is. The body is metallic green and blue with white spots. This Snail Parasite Blowfly has a bright orange yellow head with brownish eyes. Not sure if it a different species of just a.
It looks similar to the Snail Parasite Blowfly but does not have the large white spots. This Blowfly has a bright orange yellow head and brilliant metallic blue body with black cross bands on abdomen.
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