Stomorhina
Snout fly at Kambah, ACT
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| Unverified | HelenCross | 31 Dec 2021 |
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3 comments
1 Jan 2022
Thanks Roger, I didn't realise that some flies eat pollen rather than drink nectar
1 Jan 2022
Actually, I think most flower visiting brachycerid flies are after the pollen rather than the nectar as their mouthparts are more suited to sweeping up particulate matter, Pollen is also a more complete food than nectar (energy). In some blood and body fluid feeders the piercing mouthparts are connected to a pharyngeal pump enabling them to suck up nectar eg male mosquitos, bee flies, empidids etc.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.030728-35.386522
- Altitude 631.0m
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 31 Dec 2021 01:30 PM Recorded on
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- Melaleuca linariifolia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Stomorhina sp. (genus) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Stomorhina Scientific name
- Snout fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 921.18m Recorded at altitude
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