A bee fly at Majura, ACT
Identification history
| Comptosia stria | 26 Dec 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Comptosia stria | 7 Dec 2019 | DPRees125 |
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A video in slow motion of this fly laying eggs while hovering was taken and can be seen at https://vimeo.com/377947462
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.174731-35.279741
- Maps Mount Ainslie Campbell Park Woodland
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 7 Dec 2019 11:26 AM Recorded on
- DPRees125 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Bee flies (Bombyliidae) True flies (Diptera) DPRees125
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Comptosia stria Scientific name
- A bee fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1291.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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