Hunchback Fly at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Ogcodes sp. (genus) | 24 Nov 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Ogcodes sp. (genus) | 30 Oct 2020 | TimL |
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User's notes
Unsure if the fly was succumbing to Puppeteer Fungus. It's movements were very sluggish and whilst it eventually flew away, the images show what appear to be white spores over the body and on the underside of the wings, similar to fungus spore outbreaks seen on other flies. There also appears to be some outbreak of white material along the underside of the body however, I'm not familiar with this type of fly and it may just be body markings.
1 comment
KimPullen
wrote:
30 Nov 2020
Tim, I think the fly is OK. The white bands under the abdomen are normal for Ogcodes.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.106432-35.272063
- Altitude 646.9m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Oct 2020 10:35 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ogcodes sp. (genus) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Ogcodes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Hunchback Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1037m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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