Empididae (family)
Dance fly at Paddys River, ACT
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| Empididae (family) | KimPullen | 24 Dec 2017 | |
| Unverified | HarveyPerkins | 23 Dec 2017 |
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2 comments
25 Dec 2017
Nice depiction of 'nuptial gift' behaviour known in Empididae, where the male presents a female with a captured prey item to facilitate mating.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.928797-35.509469
- Maps Gibraltar Pines
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 3 Dec 2017 03:54 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Mixed Gender
Collections
- HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Empididae (family) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Empididae (family) Scientific name
- Dance fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1474.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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