Drosophilidae (family)
Vinegar fly at Acton, ACT
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| Drosophilidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Jan 2025 | |
| Hydrellia | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Jul 2023 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 2 Mar 2021 |
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User's notes
The flies were mainly on the underside of the flower and noticeably concentrated on the red parts, as seen in the second image. Most of the flies flew away once disturbed by the camera. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting. Possibly the same type of fly as sighting 4375394 which was in the same area.
1 comment
16 Jan 2025
This looks very much like Scaptodrosophila hibisci, which has a natural distribution close to the coastline and north of Sydney- so perhaps another inveterbrate species translocated to the Botanic Gardens
Location information
- Coordinates 149.106135-35.275838
- Altitude 638.1m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2021 12:53 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Drosophilidae (family) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Drosophilidae (family) Scientific name
- Vinegar fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 638.1m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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