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Identification history
| Psilota sp. (genus) | 16 Sep 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 15 Sep 2021 | LisaH |
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I just don't know the difference between bees and flies - I think this is a fly . . .?
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MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
16 Sep 2021
Flies only have two pairs of wings the back wings have been converted to club shaped halteres. Bees also have a more restricted waist than flies. Flies also only have short antennas which are the blobby looking things at the front of their face. Hence this is a fly.
LisaH
wrote:
16 Sep 2021
Thanks Michael - thought so. I think I'll look for the antennae in future - because the wings always fool me.
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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Unidentified Insects Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
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- Acacia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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