Harpobittacus australis
Hangingfly at Kambah, ACT
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| Harpobittacus australis | DaveFerg | 23 Oct 2017 | |
| Harpobittacus australis | KenT | 22 Oct 2017 | |
| Unverified | MatthewFrawley | 22 Oct 2017 |
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1 comment
21 Nov 2017
This is a great shot, but I think it needs to be rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise. I have never seen one of these do a handstand like this.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067644-35.370296
- Maps Mount Taylor
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2017 11:05 AM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- Rytidosperma pallidum Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Harpobittacus australis Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera) Other insects Insects
Species information
- Harpobittacus australis Scientific name
- Hangingfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1652m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
- Images or audio
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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