Tachinidae (family)

Unidentified Bristle fly at Cook, ACT

Tachinidae (family) at Cook, ACT - 24 Dec 2018
Tachinidae (family) at Cook, ACT - 24 Dec 2018
Tachinidae (family) at Cook, ACT - 24 Dec 2018
Tachinidae (family) at Cook, ACT - 24 Dec 2018
Tachinidae (family) at Cook, ACT - 24 Dec 2018
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Identification history

Tachinidae (family) 26 Jan 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Tachinidae (family) 25 Dec 2018 KimPullen
Unidentified 25 Dec 2018 Christine

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Large fly. They appeared to be hill-topping as butterflies do???

3 comments

jgl wrote:
   27 Jan 2019
I recognise the specimen but I don’t know what its called - I’ll look through the ANIC
   27 Jan 2019
Thanks JGL - much appreciated
jgl wrote:
   27 Jan 2019
Likely to be Zita sp. (would need specimen to confirm) - I'll have to catch one and check, I think I've seen them about

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 24 Dec 2018 10:20 AM Recorded on
  • Christine Recorded by

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