Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus)
A Bristle Fly at Coree, ACT
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| Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) | jgl | 3 Dec 2018 | |
| Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) | jgl | 3 Dec 2018 | |
| Rutilia (Rutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) | KimPullen | 18 Jan 2017 | |
| Rutilia (Rutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) | ibaird | 16 Jan 2017 |
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5 comments
10 Nov 2018
Not quite sure how to implement this: this specimen is a female Rutilia sp., either R.imperialis or R.imperialoides; a distinction cannot be made on current taxonomic evidence as these two species can only be distinguished using characters on the male genitalia
2 Dec 2018
Rutilia sp.(genus) seems right to me. Not sure why I mentioned Rutilia twice (in brackets) when suggesting an ID . Presumably it is a taxonomic convention of some sort. PS. As we now know, this observation was apparently the catalyst for a long standing CNM systems bug for me which has now been resolved! (1/12/18).
2 Dec 2018
"Rutila (Rutilia) sp. means that its a species in the subgenus Rutilia, which is witin the genus Rutilia. Subgenera are not a common convention, but have been deemed necessary in this genus. The fly in the above image is in the subgenus Chrysorutilia, so it should be "Rutilia
(Chrysorutilia) sp., nr (near) imperialis (indicating that its probably this species but can't be confirmed by the photos.
(Chrysorutilia) sp., nr (near) imperialis (indicating that its probably this species but can't be confirmed by the photos.
2 Dec 2018
OK, thanks for explaining how this works. I assume it was named this way on the ALA.
2 Dec 2018
Yes, I know. When working for ACT Govt. We used AFD as the taxonomic authority for species naming for legislation. Its the detail of some taxonomic conventions that I lack knowledge of.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.852553-35.286170
- Altitude 1231.6m
- Maps Blue Range
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Jan 2017 02:48 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- Kunzea ericoides (flower) Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) Bristle Flies (Tachinidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
- A Bristle Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1231.6m Recorded at altitude
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