Palirika decora
A beefly at Macgregor, ACT
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| Palirika decora | KimPullen | 11 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 10 Feb 2021 |
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Large bee fly, about 12mm or so. Very beautiful. It was buzzing around the kangaroo grass meadow at Umbagong District Park and landing on the tops of the grass.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.020556-35.216111
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Macgregor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Feb 2021 05:30 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- Grasses Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Insects True flies (Diptera) Bee flies (Bombyliidae) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Palirika decora
Species information
- Palirika decora Scientific name
- A beefly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 736.1m Recorded at altitude
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