Helina sp. (genus)

Muscid fly at Majura, ACT

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Identification history

	Helina sp. (genus)	1 Jun 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Helina sp. (genus)	1 Jun 2021	jb2602

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3 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

1 Jun 2021

Thanks John nice to have a sighting of this fly that is not infected with puppeteer fungus

jb2602 wrote:

1 Jun 2021

Is that really common?

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

1 Jun 2021

Yes I think about 2/3 of our 38 sightings of infected flies are Helina species, while about half of the Helina sightings are of individuals infected with the fungus - but it does make them pretty easy to photo

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1 - 3 Abundance
20 Aug 2020 05:10 PM Recorded on
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Insects Other true flies True flies (Diptera) jb2602

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5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Helina sp. (genus) Scientific name
Muscid fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 908.3m Recorded at altitude
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