Boreoides subulatus
1 Wingless Soldier Fly at Ainslie, ACT
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| Boreoides subulatus | MichaelBedingfield | 11 May 2020 | |
| Boreoides subulatus | jb2602 | 10 May 2020 |
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11 May 2020
The female has no wings and lays eggs. Males are smaller and thinner but otherwise resemble the females (Kim). I assume that the bloated appearance is because she is full of eggs.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152047-35.259182
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 10 May 2020 04:30 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Boreoides subulatus Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Boreoides subulatus Scientific name
- Wingless Soldier Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1824.81m Recorded at altitude
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