Depressa albicosta
A lauxid fly at Acton, ACT
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| Depressa albicosta | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Dec 2025 | |
| Depressa sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 8 Aug 2020 | |
| Depressa sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 8 Aug 2020 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 24 Jul 2020 |
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User's notes
Around 5mm in length and sighted on a handrail in ANBG's Rainforest Gully. Possibly Depressa sp based on the wing shape and wing markings. It cleaned its tarsi whilst being photographed but was otherwise quite docile.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.108267-35.277267
- Altitude 618.0m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Jul 2020 12:28 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Depressa albicosta Scientific name
- A lauxid fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 655.81m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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