Milichiidae (family)

1 Freeloader fly at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

	Milichiidae (family)	12 Mar 2019	KimPullen
	Unverified	11 Mar 2019	TimL

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The images show unidentified flies gathering on prey (a honey bee) being wrapped up in silk by a Garden Orb Weaver spider (recorded in sighting 4198264). The flies were also on the spider's body including near the spinnerets. The final image shows a fly at the bottom of the wrapped prey, blowing a bubble to evaporate and concentrate stomach liquid.

2 comments

jgl wrote:

12 Mar 2019

Milichiidae

KimPullen wrote:

12 Mar 2019

ID by James Lumbers. Possibly genus Desmometopa.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107513 -35.274729
Maps ANBG
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

8 Abundance
9 Mar 2019 12:52 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
Insects True flies (Diptera) Other true flies TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Milichiidae (family) Scientific name
Freeloader fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 784.8m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
Description
Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania