Scarab Fly at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Cardiacera sp. (genus) | 4 Dec 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 29 Nov 2022 | ibaird |
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User's notes
Attracted to UV light at night (50w Gecko).
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
4 Dec 2022
Interesting that these Pyrogotod flies are apparently primarily nocturnal and are parasites of night flyingScarab beetles laying their eggs under the elytra which then hatch and consume the beetle alive before pupating.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113365-35.259535
- Altitude 593.4m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 28 Nov 2022 08:55 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
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ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cardiacera sp. (genus) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Cardiacera sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Scarab Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 777m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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