A pyrgotid fly at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Pyrgotidae sp. (family) | 9 Jul 2021 | KimPullen | ||
| Stratiomyidae (family) | 9 May 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 13 Apr 2021 | kasiaaus |
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5 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
9 Jul 2021
Dr Keith Bayless of CSIRO identified this as Pyrgotidae. He said "it looks a lot like Facilina tertia in terms of body shape, color, lack of ocelli, but I can’t see the wing venation clearly enough and a side view of the head would help a lot". He also said that if any more are seen, he would like to have "fresh material".
kasiaaus
wrote:
10 Jul 2021
Thanks Kim. Unfortunately I have no other photos. I remeber that I was quite annoyed that this fly disappeared before I got a chance to take a side on photo. I will look out for it in the summer.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050252-35.208625
- Altitude 588.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 8 Apr 2021 09:42 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Other true flies True flies (Diptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Pyrgotidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- A pyrgotid fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 688.56m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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