A marsh fly at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Sciomyzidae sp. (family) | 11 Apr 2017 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Sciomyzidae sp. (family) | 2 Apr 2017 | DaveFerg | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Apr 2017 | HarveyPerkins |
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1 comment
RogerF
wrote:
1 Apr 2017
Snap. I have also photographed this fly recently. Kim thinks its a species of Pyrgotidae and its been passed to an expert. Related to Tephritidae: fruitflies, Larvae are parasites of scarab beetles.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.929598-35.342832
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Mar 2017 12:24 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
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Insects Other true flies True flies (Diptera) HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Sciomyzidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- A marsh fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 645.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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