Ephydridae (family)

Shore Flies at Fyshwick, ACT

Ephydridae (family) at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Sep 2019
Ephydridae (family) at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Sep 2019
Ephydridae (family) at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Sep 2019
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Identification history

Ephydridae (family) 12 Sep 2019 KimPullen
Ephydridae (family) 6 Sep 2019 KenT
Unidentified 6 Sep 2019 rawshorty

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About 12mm.

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KimPullen wrote:
   12 Sep 2019
I think there are two species here, a long-legged one in images 1 and 2 and a shorter-legged one in 3. The latter might be Brachydeutera sydneyensis.

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