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Sighting 4344082

Empididae sp. (family)

Dance fly at Downer, ACT

Empididae sp. (family) at Downer, ACT - 28 Aug 2020
Empididae sp. (family) at Downer, ACT - 28 Aug 2020
Empididae sp. (family) at Downer, ACT - 28 Aug 2020
Empididae sp. (family) at Downer, ACT - 28 Aug 2020
Empididae sp. (family) at Downer, ACT - 28 Aug 2020
Empididae sp. (family) at Downer, ACT - 28 Aug 2020
Empididae sp. (family) at Downer, ACT - 28 Aug 2020
Empididae sp. (family) at Downer, ACT - 28 Aug 2020
Empididae sp. (family) at Downer, ACT - 28 Aug 2020
Empididae sp. (family) at Downer, ACT - 28 Aug 2020
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Identification history

Empididae sp. (family) 6 Sep 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Empididae sp. (family) 6 Sep 2020 jgl
Unidentified 6 Sep 2020 TimL

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Mucorales (Pin moulds) at Downer, ACT - 23 Jun 2021 by TimL
Mucorales (Pin moulds) at Downer, ACT - 23 Jun 2021 by TimL
Tmarus marmoreus (Marbled crab spider) at Downer, ACT - 18 Jun 2021 by TimL
Ramaria sp. (A Coral fungus) at Downer, ACT - 18 Jun 2021 by TimL
Myrmecorhynchus emeryi (Possum Ant) at Downer, ACT - 15 Jun 2021 by TimL
Psychobiella sp. (genus) (Brown Lacewing) at Downer, ACT - 11 Jun 2021 by TimL
Alticini (tribe) (Unidentified flea beetle) at Acton, ACT - 8 Jun 2021 by TimL
Stylidium sp. (Trigger Plant) at Acton, ACT - 6 Jun 2021 by TimL
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Downer, ACT - 25 May 2021 by TimL
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Acton, ACT - 7 May 2021 by TimL
Pseudococcidae sp. (family) (A mealybug) at Acton, ACT - 7 May 2021 by TimL
Cryptachaea veruculata (Diamondback comb-footed spider) at Acton, ACT - 7 May 2021 by TimL
Polyphrades paganus (A weevil) at Downer, ACT - 5 May 2021 by TimL
Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Downer, ACT - 3 Mar 2021 by TimL
Hortophora transmarina (Garden Orb Weaver) at Acton, ACT - 21 Feb 2021 by TimL
Goniaea carinata (Black kneed gumleaf grasshopper) at Acton, ACT - 7 Feb 2021 by TimL
Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly) at Acton, ACT - 29 Dec 2020 by TimL
Platybrachys decemmacula (Green-faced gum hopper) at Downer, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by TimL
Acari (informal subclass) (Unidentified mite) at Downer, ACT - 28 Oct 2020 by TimL
Tetragnatha sp. (genus) (Long-jawed spider) at Downer, ACT - 28 Oct 2020 by TimL
Araneus hamiltoni (Hamilton's Orb Weaver) at Downer, ACT - 1 Sep 2020 by Roger
Steatoda capensis (South African cupboard spider) at Downer, ACT - 1 Sep 2020 by Roger
Eurepa marginipennis (Mottled bush cricket) at Downer, ACT - 28 Aug 2020 by TimL
Myrmecorhynchus emeryi (Possum Ant) at Downer, ACT - 28 Aug 2020 by TimL
Trachymela sp. (genus) (Brown button beetle) at Downer, ACT - 4 Aug 2020 by TimL
Tamopsis fickerti (Two-tailed spider) at Downer, ACT - 2 Aug 2020 by TimL
Argyrodes sp. (genus) (Dew-drop spider) at Downer, ACT - 28 Jul 2020 by TimL
Rhytidoponera tasmaniensis at Hackett, ACT - 30 Jun 2020 by TimL
Bethylidae (family) (Bethylid wasp) at Hackett, ACT - 9 Jun 2020 by TimL
Stenocotis depressa (Leafhopper) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2019 by rawshorty
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Hackett, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by TimL
Euryopis sp. (genus) (An ant eating spider) at Hackett, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by TimL
Colepia sp. (genus) (A robber fly) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Jan 2019 by Christine
Camponotus aeneopilosus (A Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Jan 2019 by Christine
Grimmia sp. (A moss) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Jan 2019 by Christine
Myiagra rubecula (Leaden Flycatcher) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Sep 2018 by RodDeb
Cormobates leucophaea (White-throated Treecreeper) at Canberra Central, ACT - 11 Sep 2018 by Alison Milton
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Acton, ACT - 29 Sep 2017 by AlisonMilton
Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Acton, ACT - 28 Aug 2017 by Alison Milton
Alisterus scapularis (Australian King-Parrot) at Canberra Central, ACT - 11 Sep 2016 by RWPurdie

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  • 28 Aug 2020 01:30 PM Recorded on
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