Bibio imitator

Garden maggot at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

	Bibio imitator	2 Dec 2019	KimPullen
	Bibionidae (family)	30 Nov 2019	JonSteinbeck

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User's notes

This Bibonid fly was flying in its laboured way before landing on a wooden fence.

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JonSteinbeck wrote:

5 Dec 2019

Many thanks for the correction Kim, really glad to have someone as knowledgeable as you to point me in the right direction. Very much appreciated. Cheers

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Location information

Coordinates 149.098142 -35.333159
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
23 Nov 2019 07:34 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Bibio imitator Scientific name
Garden maggot Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 815.73m Recorded at altitude
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