Lucilia sp. (genus)
A blowfly at Crooked Corner, NSW
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| Lucilia sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Jan 2022 | |
| Lucilia sericata | Milly | 21 Jan 2022 |
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User's notes
Feeding on nectar of rose blossom
2 comments
23 Jan 2022
Milly I think you could be right re species Id - but I don't know enough about blowfly taxonomy to be certain
23 Jan 2022
Thanks Michael - so many species, so similar! I went for 'sericata' as it was the only one I could find that went for nectar! Appreciate your time and advice.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.345882-34.208948
- Places Crooked Corner, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Jan 2022 03:52 PM Recorded on
- Milly Recorded by
- Rose Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Milly Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lucilia sp. (genus) Blow flies (Calliphoridae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Lucilia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A blowfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 767m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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