1 Feather Leg Fly at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Trichopoda giacomellii | 10 Apr 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Mar 2020 | MattM |
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User's notes
This looks like it might be a feather-legged fly, Trichopoda giacomelli. Apparently this species was introduced as biological control for stink bugs.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.031149-35.228854
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Feb 2020 05:47 PM Recorded on
- MattM Recorded by
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Featured Insects Bristle Flies (Tachinidae) True flies (Diptera) MattM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Trichopoda giacomellii Scientific name
- Feather Leg Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 635.49m Recorded at altitude
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