Helina sp. (genus)

Muscid fly at Higgins, ACT

Helina sp. (genus) at Higgins, ACT - 28 Aug 2019
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Identification history

Helina sp. (genus) 7 Mar 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Helina sp. (genus) 4 Mar 2020 AlisonMilton

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User's notes

Not sure these are all the same species. Photos 2 and 3 don't seem to have the spots on the wings.

2 comments

jgl wrote:
   8 Mar 2020
Photo 1 is Helina sp.; Photos 2 & 3 are of another specimen about half the size of that in photo 1, ID unknown
AlisonMilton wrote:
   8 Mar 2020
Thanks I thought they were different. Have removed photos 2 and 3.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Acacia Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Helina sp. (genus) Scientific name
  • Muscid fly Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 908.3m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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