1 Muscid fly at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Helina sp. (genus) | 9 Aug 2020 | jgl | ||
| Helina sp. (genus) | 9 Aug 2020 | jgl | ||
| Unidentified | 8 Aug 2020 | BIrdsinCanberra |
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I think this is a bristle fly but I am more interested in what appear to be spores on it, or maybe it is just dust or mildew? This fly has been stationary on this fly screen for over a week. The first two photographs are the most recent while the second two are from a week earlier. I don't see any difference in the amount of 'dust' on the fly but it is still on the screen despite the wind we have had recently. I did not really take much notice when I first photographed the fly but I have put more effort into the more recent photographs to see if I could get more detail. Does anybody have any idea what is happening please? Many thanks.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.098037-35.333255
- Altitude 584.8m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Aug 2020 11:38 AM Recorded on
- BIrdsinCanberra Recorded by
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Insects Other true flies True flies (Diptera) BIrdsinCanberra
Additional information
- 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
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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