Helina

Muscid fly at Isaacs, ACT

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Helina MichaelMulvaney 17 Oct 2020
Unverified Mike 16 Oct 2020

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Dead fly with proboscis stuck to clothesline wire.

2 comments

   16 Oct 2020
White bands on abdomen suggest it is a victim of puppeteer fungus.
   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

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  • 1 Abundance
  • Mike Recorded by

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Species information

  • Helina Scientific name
  • Muscid fly Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 908.3m Recorded at altitude
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