Sighting 4342840
Mycetophilidae (family)
3 A fungus gnat at Acton, ACT
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| Mycetophilidae (family) | KimPullen | 8 Oct 2020 | |
| Mycetophilidae (family) | KimPullen | 8 Oct 2020 | |
| Geranomyia sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Aug 2020 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 27 Aug 2020 |
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User's notes
Sighted on a cold morning on a bridge handrail adjacent to ANBG's Red Centre. The fly was active and moving about in this strange posture.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.107077-35.274090
- Altitude 625.7m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Aug 2020 10:49 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Featured TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mycetophilidae (family) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Mycetophilidae (family) Scientific name
- A fungus gnat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 928.72m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species