Stomorhina
Snout fly at Cotter River, ACT
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| Stomorhina | KimberiRP | 9 Mar 2022 | |
| Unverified | rawshorty | 9 Mar 2022 |
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50 or more hovering around me. Did not see any land and only got one shot that is reasonably clear due to having to use manual focus.
1 comment
10 Mar 2022
Great shot. I've been trying for years to get such a picture. I think these could be males as they appear very territorial. Theres a movie of one on Vimeo.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.839912-35.360545
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 18 Feb 2022 11:06 AM Recorded on
- rawshorty Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- My flagged sightings rawshorty 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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location