A previously unnamed species of horse fly, whose appearance is dominated by its glamorous golden lower abdomen, has been named in honour of American pop diva, Beyoncé –member of former group Destiny’s Child, which recorded the 2001 hit single, Bootylicious. According to the researcher responsible for officially ‘describing’ the fly as Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae, the fly’s spectacular gold colour makes it the “all time diva of flies”.
Bryan Lessard, Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO
Australian Journal of Entomology; http://www.csiro.au/en/Portals/Media/New-species-fly-Beyonce.aspx