Sighting 4353492
Sciaridae sp. (family)
1 Black fungus gnat at Holt, ACT
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| Sciaridae sp. (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Aug 2022 | |
| Sciaridae sp. (family) | RogerF | 5 Aug 2022 | |
| Mycetophilidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 4 Dec 2020 | |
| Mycetophilidae (family) | KimPullen | 2 Nov 2020 | |
| Sciaridae sp. (family) | CathB | 26 Oct 2020 |
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User's notes
One gnat seen with pollen after leaving a flower (sighting 4350348)
3 comments
2 Nov 2020
This looks like a male fungus gnat in the act of 'pseudocopulation' with the orchid. This has been quite well studied and for some orchids these insects are suspected to be the only pollinators.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.084380-35.271633
- Altitude 544.8m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 12 Oct 2020 04:52 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Hymenochilus bicolor Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sciaridae sp. (family) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Sciaridae sp. (family) Scientific name
- Black fungus gnat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1135.3m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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