Rivellia sp. (genus)

Signal fly at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Rivellia sp. (genus)	29 Apr 2022	KimberiRP
Platystomatidae (family)	27 Apr 2022	RogerF
Unverified	27 Apr 2022	TimL

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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

RogerF wrote:

27 Apr 2022

Was it consummated?

TimL wrote:

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....

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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
Collections
TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour

Species information

Rivellia sp. (genus) Scientific name
Signal fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 742.4m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania