Meomyia sericans

Meomyia sericans, the black and grey true bee fly, is a large species of fly in the family Bombyliidae.

A flying Australian insect with black and white hairs on the abdomen with a grey thorax.

In October, they may be seeing flying low, then laying eggs in the earth, including walking tracks.

Food plants include the tea trees in the genus Leptospermum.

This article related to members of the fly family Bombyliidae is a stub.