Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
2 A flower-feeding march fly at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Jan 2022 | |
| Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua | SWishart | 6 Jan 2022 |
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I'm not a huge fan of flies particularly not March flies but this was a stunning insect which I spotted only because its jade eyes were like little beacons.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.979112-35.762587
- Altitude 1096.7m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Jan 2022 12:02 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua Scientific name
- A flower-feeding march fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1155m Recorded at altitude
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