Ligyra tantalus

Ligyra tantalus · Order: Diptera · Family: Bombyliidae

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Ligyra tantalus
Photo: The Nature Box, CC BY

It occurs in parts of Asia such as China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand, and it is also found in Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The thorax is orange and brown, the abdomen is black with a white ring and four spots (the rear two may be joined), and the wings are purplish-black and rest swept back.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It lives in Asian countries including China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand, and also in Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Ligyra tantalus photo 3
Photo: The Nature Box, CC BY
Ligyra tantalus photo 4
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Ligyra tantalus photo 5
Photo: urasimaru, CC BY-SA 2.0

Same family (Bombyliidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligyra_tantalus

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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