Rare Australian Horse Fly Named After Beyonce-Because It Is So Bootylicious

There is a Rare Australian Horse Fly Named After Beyonce-Because It Is So Bootylicious with its golden-haired bum. There was only one name worthy of its beauty: Beyoncé .

Bryan Lessard, a researcher at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, recently gave the world information about this rare Australian horse fly. It was found in 1981 but was not named, just sitting in a fly collection since it capture. Which by coincidence, was the same year pop diva Beyoncé was born.

Lessard stated that he wanted to pay respect to the insect’s beauty by naming it Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae.

According to Wiki:Scaptia beyonceae is a species of horse fly found in the Atherton Tablelands in north-east Queensland, Australia. Discovered in 1981 but not scientifically described until 2011, the fly is named after American recording artist and actress Beyoncé Knowles

Lessard stated that,“Beyoncé would be “in the nature history books forever” and that the fly now bearing her name is ‘Pretty Bootylicious‘ with its golden backside.”

For those Baby Boomers who are not aware, “Bootylicious“ was the title of a song by Beyoncé’s previous group, Destiny’s Child.

Bryan Lessard stated that, “horse flies are vital pollinators of native plants, not just in Australia, but all over the world. It’s extremely important to name all the undescribed species so we can measure our human impact on the environment and hopefully protect it for future generations to enjoy.”

So, if you are out in the Atherton Tablelands in north-east Queensland, Australia, and get bitten by a “golden bumed horse fly, you probably just got bitten by a Rare Australian Horse Fly Named After Beyoncé. Try not to kill it, because it is an extremely rare species of horse fly.