Trypetisoma digitatum
A lauxaniid fly at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Trypetisoma digitatum | MichaelMulvaney | 31 Jan 2021 | |
| Trypetisoma digitatum | SimoneC | 28 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | SimoneC | 27 Jan 2021 |
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User's notes
The two flies were intent on waving their wings at each other, possibly a mating dance? They were probably only about 5 mm long
2 comments
28 Jan 2021
I gather that these flies are just a bit manic and have the habitat of continuously waving their wings when resting.
28 Jan 2021
Whatever their reason they didn’t mind me or my camera, and just kept waving for several minutes
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050658-34.978314
- Altitude 591.6m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2021 05:32 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
- Casuarina cunninghamiana Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- Insects Other true flies True flies (Diptera) SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Trypetisoma digitatum
Species information
- Trypetisoma digitatum Scientific name
- A lauxaniid fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 637m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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6 / 7
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