A lauxaniid fly at Murrumbateman, NSW
Identification history
| Steganopsis melanogaster | 10 Aug 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Steganopsis melanogaster | 9 Aug 2022 | SimoneC |
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Not very good photos, but quite distinctive. To the naked eye it was hard to identify as fly, looked more like a flea beetle
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.050833-34.977500
- Altitude 519.7m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Aug 2022 04:37 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
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SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Steganopsis melanogaster Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- Alyssum, Lobularia maritima Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Steganopsis melanogaster Scientific name
- A lauxaniid fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 656.26m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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