Muscid fly at Isaacs, ACT
Identification history
| Helina sp. (genus) | 17 Oct 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 16 Oct 2020 | Mike |
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User's notes
Dead fly with proboscis stuck to clothesline wire.
2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
17 Oct 2020
This genus of fly seems very susceptible to the puppeteer fungus. Ending your life as a zombie what a terrible way to go
Location information
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Mike Recorded by
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Collections
Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Helina sp. (genus) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
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