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Balaana
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Balaana

Balaana is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are about seven described species, including three from western Australia. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–18 mm (0.4–0.7 in).

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Balaana abscondita

speciesBalaana abscondita

Balaana grandis

speciesBalaana grandis

Balaana gigantea

speciesBalaana gigantea

Balaana latelimbata

speciesBalaana latelimbata

Balaana bicuspis

speciesBalaana bicuspis

Balaana centrosa

speciesBalaana centrosa

Balaana efflatounbeyi

speciesBalaana efflatounbeyi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 528614.