Ogcodes basalis

3 A hunch-back fly at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

	Ogcodes basalis	13 Jan 2018	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	15 Dec 2017	JudithRoach

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User's notes

Saw a couple of these on the Mt Aggie walk. I wondered if they were a sort of bees. Edited the location slightly to put it more accurately back on the Mount Aggie track. Certainly a good place for bugs.

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JudithRoach wrote:

16 Dec 2017

The amateur entomology page on facebook has kindly suggested Acroceridae.

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
15 Dec 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
JudithRoach Recorded by
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Illilanga flagged sightings Insects True flies (Diptera) Other true flies JudithRoach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Ogcodes basalis Scientific name
A hunch-back fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 774m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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South Australia

Victoria

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