Sighting 4203539
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus)
1 Unidentified Macromastix crane fly at O'Malley, ACT
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| Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus) | MichaelMulvaney | 11 Aug 2019 | |
| Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus) | KimPullen | 16 Mar 2019 | |
| Unverified | JonSteinbeck | 15 Mar 2019 |
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User's notes
I believe this was a Crane Fly but I am not completely certain. The insect had its wings out in the first photograph but later the wings were folded narrowly along its body. It was resting on some reeds near where the little foot bridge is just down from the entrance.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.113920-35.347980
- Altitude 644.7m
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places O'Malley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Mar 2019 09:24 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Macromastix crane fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 972.9m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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