Dasybasis
A march fly at Evatt, ACT
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| Dasybasis | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Sep 2021 | |
| Dasybasis | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Aug 2019 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 31 Jul 2019 |
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An historical sighting. This fly bit and drew blood prior to the images being taken. Presumably it's a female, as I understand the males are nectar feeders and don't bite.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.064040-35.213363
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2017 05:38 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dasybasis sp. (genus) March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Dasybasis Scientific name
- A march fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1047.8m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location