Amenia leonina group (albomaculata-leonina species group)
Yellow-headed Blowfly at Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
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| Amenia leonina group (albomaculata-leonina species group) | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Feb 2019 | |
| Amenia sp. (genus) | jgl | 10 Feb 2019 | |
| Amenia sp. (genus) | Harrisi | 10 Feb 2019 |
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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'?
Location information
- Coordinates 148.236126-36.532635
- Maps Kosciuszko National Park
- Places Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 6 Feb 2019 03:36 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amenia leonina group (albomaculata-leonina species group) Blow flies (Calliphoridae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Amenia leonina group (albomaculata-leonina species group) Scientific name
- Yellow-headed Blowfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 830.4m Recorded at altitude
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