Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella

A crane fly at Paddys River, ACT

Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella at Paddys River, ACT - 22 Nov 2020
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella at Paddys River, ACT - 22 Nov 2020
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Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella 23 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 18 Jan 2021 BIrdsinCanberra

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Sorry, this sighting is from November last year, I am just going through my hard drive now. I saw these insects flying around a small eucalyptus tree and I have no idea what they are but I wondered if the antenna suggested they may be beetles. There were at least three of them. They did not land much, they were mainly flying loops in the air. Then, they all just disappeared. I could not see if they had flown to a different tree or were hiding in the foliage.

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michaelb wrote:
   19 Jan 2021
Crane Fly?
   19 Jan 2021
Hi Michael, Many thanks. That makes sense, because the antennae on my sighting are similar to those reported at https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4253354. Again, many thanks for your assistance. Cheers.

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