Amenia leonina group (albomaculata-leonina species group)

Yellow-headed Blowfly at Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

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Identification history

Amenia leonina group (albomaculata-leonina species group)	10 Feb 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Amenia sp. (genus)	10 Feb 2019	jgl
Amenia sp. (genus)	10 Feb 2019	Harrisi

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jgl wrote:

10 Feb 2019

Definitely Amenia, leonina group (A. leonina & A. albomaculata complex). Postorbit pollinosity is not visible medially; presence or absence of submedial submarginal bristles on T3 can't be determined from photo; angle of dorsal abdominal setulae also can't be determined from photo. Head *appears* wide enough to assign A. albomaculata, but this is still ambiguous given the angle a view. There's no records (ANIC; Colless, 1998) for any species in this group occurring is the southern NSW subalpine region, though A. albomaculata is found in the New England region (which may be also classed as subalpine woodland?). I can find no records of A. leonina itself occurring at this high elevation. Amenia chrysame is known from the southern alps, but it is distinctly different. I'd recommend adding a species entry for "Amenia leonina group (albomaculata-leonina species group)", though this is probably A. albomaculata. May also warrant a 'significant sighting'?

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1 - 3 Abundance
6 Feb 2019 03:36 PM Recorded on
Harrisi Recorded by

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5mm to 12mm Animal size

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Amenia leonina group (albomaculata-leonina species group) Scientific name
Yellow-headed Blowfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 830.4m Recorded at altitude
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