Rutilia sp Fly (1/3)

Diptera: Tachinidae

Rutilia sp  

Rutilia species fly.

This large attractive fly, which I came across during a stop at Moonbi Lookout, is considered to be beneficial as it is parasitic on other insects, including pest species*.

*Zborowski, Paul and Storey, Ross (2010). A Field Guide to Insects in Australia 3rd Ed..
Reed New Holland, p.202.