What is Scaptia beyonceae?
{{italictitle}} '''''Scaptia beyonceae''''' is a [[species]] of [[horse fly]] found in north-east [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref name=CSIRO2012>{{cite journal |last=Lessard |first=Bryan |author2=Yeates, David |year=2011 |title=New species of the Australian horse fly subgenus ''Scaptia (Plinthina)'' Walker 1850 (Diptera: Tabanidae), including species descriptions and a revised key |journal=Australian Journal of Entomology |volume=50 |issue=3 |pages=241–252 |url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00809.x/full |doi=10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00809.x|hdl=1885/64347 }}</ref> It was first recorded in 1981 but not scientifically described until 2011. The fly is named after American recording artist and actress [[Beyoncé]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Fly named after Beyonce because of bum|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|location=Sydney, Australia|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=13 January 2012|url=http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/fly-named-after-beyonce-because-of-bum-20120113-1py98.html|accessdate=13 January 2012}}</ref> ''Scaptia beyonceae'' has a golden tip to its [[abdomen]], formed by a dense patch of golden hairs. Hence its name.<ref>{{cite news|last=Atherton|first=Ben |title=CSIRO unveils bootylicious Beyonce fly|work=ABC Online|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=13 January 2012|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-13/horse-fly-named-after-beyonce/3771224|accessdate=13 January 2012}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Flies]]