Rivellia
Signal fly at Acton, ACT
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| Rivellia | KimberiRP | 29 Apr 2022 | |
| Platystomatidae (family) | RogerF | 27 Apr 2022 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 27 Apr 2022 |
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User's notes
Love at first sight.... The smaller fly (male?) kept moving from one side of the larger fly to the other, whilst moving its wings backwards and forwards.
2 comments
28 Apr 2022
The larger fly wasn't impressed. In the final image it placed a leg onto the back of the smaller fly, which got the message and flew off in search of a new love....
Location information
- Coordinates 149.104663-35.275217
- Altitude 657.4m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 15 Apr 2022 11:06 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rivellia sp. (genus) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Rivellia Scientific name
- Signal fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 742.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species