Sphenella ruficeps
Senecio Flower Galler Fruit Fly at Holt, ACT
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| Sphenella ruficeps | MichaelMulvaney | 15 Jan 2025 | |
| Tephritidae sp. (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Jul 2023 | |
| Unverified | Margo | 17 Oct 2021 |
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User's notes
Iridescent colour - looked metallic blue to the eye but not to the camera.
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Location information
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Margo Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Margo NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Sphenella ruficeps Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Sphenella ruficeps Scientific name
- Senecio Flower Galler Fruit Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2485.6m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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