A flower-feeding march fly at Stromlo, ACT
Identification history
| Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua | 30 Dec 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Scaptia patula | 7 Dec 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Scaptia patula | 7 Dec 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Scaptia sp. (genus) | 7 Dec 2022 | MatthewFrawley |
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.008644-35.298273
- Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Dec 2022 12:51 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- Leptospermum brevipes Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua Scientific name
- A flower-feeding march fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1155m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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