Scaptia patula
March fly at Acton, ACT
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| Scaptia patula | DaveFerg | 29 Dec 2016 | |
| Scaptia patula | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Dec 2016 | |
| Unverified | JudithRoach | 21 Dec 2016 |
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Having a drink and a preen on a wet road in the Botanical Gardens.
1 comment
22 Dec 2016
On the amateur entomology site on facebook one similar came up and they thought scaptia. This looks right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaptia_auriflua
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109632-35.276891
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Dec 2016 09:15 AM Recorded on
- JudithRoach Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- JudithRoach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scaptia patula March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Scaptia patula Scientific name
- March fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1633m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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