Palirika decora
10 A beefly at Duffy, ACT
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| Palirika decora | KimPullen | 6 Jun 2018 | |
| Palirika decora | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Jun 2018 | |
| Unverified | Harrisi | 14 May 2018 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
7 Jun 2018
This is the second record of this species on CNM. The ALA has only one other record from Central Queensland. This Beefly was only described in 2003 and is probably underreported, but this is certainly a rare record
3 comments
8 Jun 2018
Yes Stuart, the recorded distribution is hard to explain. As you say it is probably under-reported. Otherwise it really does have a disjunct distribution, or we are actually dealing with 2 species.
8 Jun 2018
Great photo and yet another example of how Canberra Nature Map is adding to our understanding of the ACT's biodiversity.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.987173-35.331211
- Places Duffy, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2009 10:54 AM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- My flagged sightings Significant Insects True flies (Diptera) Bee flies (Bombyliidae) Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Palirika decora
Species information
- Palirika decora Scientific name
- A beefly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 736.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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