Milichiidae (family)
Freeloader fly at Acton, ACT
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| Milichiidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Aug 2019 | |
| Milichiidae (family) | TimL | 23 May 2019 |
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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
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Milichiidae (family) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
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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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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