Exaireta spinigera
Garden Soldier Fly at Kambah, ACT
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| Exaireta spinigera | MichaelBedingfield | 1 Oct 2019 | |
| Exaireta spinigera | Marthijn | 30 Sep 2019 | |
| Asilidae (family) | Marthijn | 29 Sep 2019 |
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4 comments
30 Sep 2019
Thanks Greg, I just came up with a suggestion after browsing through the CNM images. I am not sure whether I should update the ID suggestion myself, or wait for a moderator.
30 Sep 2019
The family Stratiomyidae is not available under family names. I suspect the fly is Exaireta spiniger, an Australian native fly that is often found associated with compost bins. I'm surprised the species has not been recorded previously in CNM.
30 Sep 2019
Hi Greg, I searched on CNM for Exaireta spinigera and it was already recorded (but the family name Stratiomyidea is not listed as you said).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065788-35.377101
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 29 Sep 2019 04:10 PM Recorded on
- Marthijn Recorded by
- Lime tree Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Marthijn Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Exaireta spinigera Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Exaireta spinigera Scientific name
- Garden Soldier Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1041.31m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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