Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Ant fly at Dunlop, ACT
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| Parapalaeosepsis plebeia | MichaelMulvaney | 14 Aug 2023 | |
| Pogonortalis doclea | Amata | 17 Feb 2022 | |
| Unverified | JR | 7 Jan 2022 |
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Photo quality is not great. Very flighty insect that constantly flicks its wings when landed. Appeared to be feeding on nectar from the flowers. Very flighty when camera moved near it.
1 comment
7 Jan 2022
It is a fly. From the description it may be a signal fly (Platystomatidae).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.013961-35.202431
- Altitude 561.5m
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Dec 2021 09:06 AM Recorded on
- JR Recorded by
- flowering flat leaf parsley Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- JR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Parapalaeosepsis plebeia Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Parapalaeosepsis plebeia Scientific name
- Ant fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 725m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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6 / 7
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