Milichiidae (family)

Freeloader fly at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Milichiidae (family)	8 Aug 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Milichiidae (family)	23 May 2019	TimL

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A follow up sighting to 4209049. The European Wasps continue to kill European Honey Bees in this location. In excess of 40 bees were sighted dead or dying on the road as at least 5 wasps made the rounds killing and dismembering them. This sighting covers the Freeloader Flies sighted on one of the dismembered bees. The second image shows a wasp having cut a bee in two and in the process of dismembering it as the Freeloader Flies arrived.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107717 -35.276634
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

3 Abundance
16 May 2019 01:09 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
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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
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