Exaireta spinigera

Garden Soldier Fly at Evatt, ACT

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Identification history

	Exaireta spinigera	30 Jun 2022	GregD
	Exaireta spinigera	20 Jun 2022	TimL

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The first image shows a close up of the protective spines on the fly's back as well as one of the white-coloured halteres, club-shaped organs that have evolved from the hind wings to aid with flight.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.064018 -35.213335
Altitude 604.9m
Places Evatt, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
17 Jun 2022 01:53 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Other true flies TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Exaireta spinigera Scientific name
Garden Soldier Fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1041.31m Recorded at altitude
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