Harpobittacus australis
Hangingfly at Symonston, ACT
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| Harpobittacus australis | MichaelMulvaney | 7 Oct 2021 | |
| Harpobittacus australis | RodDeb | 7 Oct 2021 |
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not sure what it was eating
also saw another one flying in this area and another one earlier
3 comments
7 Oct 2021
had trouble doing a name for this species, the steps are not listed and then the Latin name did not come up, had to add it as a suggested new species
7 Oct 2021
There are 11 species in the genus Harpobittacus. According to Edgar Riek they belong to two groups the australis and the nigiceps groups. The common species we see is in the australis group so its fine to call it H. australis until a definive key is available.
7 Oct 2021
Hi Roger, thank you very much.
H. australis did not come up to choose when putting this sighting on, no names came up to choose from as the steps to choose were not there. Just thought I should let it be known so that hopefully it could be fixed for the next person who puts one on. Thank you, appreciate all the hard work you all do.
H. australis did not come up to choose when putting this sighting on, no names came up to choose from as the steps to choose were not there. Just thought I should let it be known so that hopefully it could be fixed for the next person who puts one on. Thank you, appreciate all the hard work you all do.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.138120-35.353628
- Altitude 643.2m
- Maps Callum Brae
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 6 Oct 2021 01:40 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- not sure what it was eating Associated animal
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Harpobittacus australis Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera) Other insects Insects
Species information
- Harpobittacus australis Scientific name
- Hangingfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1652m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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