Australoactina sp. (genus)

Soldier fly at Paddys River, ACT

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Australoactina sp. (genus) RogerF 28 Mar 2022
Exaireta spinigera RogerF 28 Mar 2022
Unverified LD12 27 Mar 2022

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Around the Lanyon vegetable garden

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   28 Mar 2022
Larva feeds in rotting compost
   28 Mar 2022
This is Australoactina sp. Exaireta has a much more slender body, longer antennae, a pair of long spines on the scutellum, and apically darkened wings.
   28 Mar 2022
Thanks Greg, a new genus for me, should have stuck with Stratiomyidae

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  • 26 Mar 2022 08:48 AM Recorded on
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