Shore fly at Canberra Central, ACT
Identification history
| Brachydeutera sydneyensis | 8 Sep 2019 | KimPullen | ||
| Unverified | 2 May 2018 | jb2602 |
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User's notes
Walking on water near edge of dam, flying occasionally.
Ceratopogonidae, female biting midge
6 comments
jb2602
wrote:
5 May 2018
I found this really difficult to photograph Kim, is there anything else I can do to help in the id? John
KimPullen
wrote:
7 May 2018
The images are good thanks John. I'll call on some help from the experts.
waltraud
wrote:
7 May 2018
Are all four photos of the same specimen? the eye pigments of the animal in photos 2-4 look different (could be due to light conditions)...
jb2602
wrote:
7 May 2018
Photo 1 was taken on 1 May with no flash, photos 2-4 with camera inbuilt flash on 5 May
waltraud
wrote:
7 May 2018
Thanks for the info. The animal at least in photo 1 might be a species of the Empidoidea, Dolichopodidae (Longlegged Flies)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.176636-35.250886
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 5 May 2018 12:04 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Insects Other true flies True flies (Diptera) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Brachydeutera sydneyensis
Species information
- Brachydeutera sydneyensis Scientific name
- Shore fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 653.3m Recorded at altitude
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