The glamorous Aussie fly named after a cultural icon

September 17th, 2021

ABC Online, Other, 16/09/2021
A newly identified Australian fly has been named after the glamourous and fierce cultural icon – drag queen Ru Paul. The Opaluma Rupaul is possibly the best looking fly in the whole world. Bryan Lessard is an entomologist at the CSIRO – and the man who both identified and named this eye-catching insect.

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