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5 species

Austrosciapus connexus (Green long-legged fly)

Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle)

Colepia ingloria (A robber fly)

Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly)

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly)

Species Richness Score (SRS)

430

• Area (hectares) 82.03 ha
• Survey Effort Score (SES) 5.34 sightings per ha

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Conservation level

Invasiveness

True flies (Diptera)

• Bee flies (Bombyliidae)
• Blow flies (Calliphoridae)
• Bristle Flies (Tachinidae)
• Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)
• Flower-loving flies (Apioceridae)
• Hover flies (Syrphidae)
• Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae)
• March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)
• Mydas flies (Mydidae)
• Pelecorhynchid flies (Pelecorhynchidae)
• Robber flies (Asilidae)
• Stiletto flies (Therevidae)
• Tangle-vein flies (Nemestrinidae)
• Other true flies

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