Odontomyia hunteri

Soldier fly at Paddys River, ACT

Odontomyia hunteri at Paddys River, ACT - 7 Dec 2017 02:26 PM

Odontomyia hunteri at Paddys River, ACT - 7 Dec 2017 02:26 PM

Odontomyia hunteri at Paddys River, ACT - 7 Dec 2017 02:26 PM

Odontomyia hunteri at Paddys River, ACT - 7 Dec 2017 02:26 PM

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Identification history

	Odontomyia hunteri	12 Dec 2017	KimPullen
	Syrphini (tribe)	10 Dec 2017	MichaelMulvaney
	Syrphini (tribe)	10 Dec 2017	michael.batley
	Unverified	10 Dec 2017	RodDeb

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3 comments

michael.batley wrote:

11 Dec 2017

From the antennae one can tell that it is a fly and what can be seen of the colour pattern suggests that it is a species like Melangyna viridiceps.

KimPullen wrote:

13 Dec 2017

I think it's more likely a stratiomyid, with that flat, wide abdomen.

KimPullen wrote:

13 Dec 2017

It may be the same as the Odontomyia at http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/79365 .

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Location information

Coordinates 148.906603 -35.464550
Altitude 773.3m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
7 Dec 2017 02:26 PM Recorded on
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Insects Other true flies True flies (Diptera) RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Pink flowering plant name unknown Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Unknown Gender

Species information

Odontomyia hunteri Scientific name
Soldier fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1413.01m Recorded at altitude
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