Formosia (Euamphibolia) speciosa
Bristle fly at Nanima, NSW
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| Formosia (Euamphibolia) speciosa | KimPullen | 9 Nov 2018 | |
| Tachinidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Feb 2018 | |
| Tachinidae (family) | KimPullen | 9 Feb 2018 | |
| Unverified | SheridanR | 8 Feb 2018 |
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User's notes
Enormous and rather striking fly on my window sill, haven't seen one before. Housefly (bushfly?) for size comparison. Maybe a bristle fly of some kind? Can anyone ID it? Thanks.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.124161-35.007256
- Altitude 643.0m
- Places Nanima, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Feb 2018 05:35 PM Recorded on
- SheridanR Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- SheridanR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Formosia (Euamphibolia) speciosa Bristle Flies (Tachinidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Formosia (Euamphibolia) speciosa Scientific name
- Bristle fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1412m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Formosia (Euamphibolia) speciosa
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