Parapalaeosepsis plebeia

Ant fly at Dunlop, ACT

Parapalaeosepsis plebeia at Dunlop, ACT - 23 Dec 2021
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia at Dunlop, ACT - 23 Dec 2021
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Identification history

Parapalaeosepsis plebeia 14 Aug 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Pogonortalis doclea 17 Feb 2022 Amata
Unidentified 7 Jan 2022 JR

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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.

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   7 Jan 2022
It is a fly. From the description it may be a signal fly (Platystomatidae).

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  • flowering flat leaf parsley Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size

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