Odontomyia decipiens

Green Soldier Fly at O'Connor, ACT

Odontomyia decipiens at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Dec 2022 01:36 PM
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Identification history

Odontomyia decipiens 6 Mar 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Odontomyia hunteri 21 Dec 2022 GregD
Unidentified 21 Dec 2022 ConBoekel

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A big increase in these in DSW - probably because three wet seasons in a row have provided standing water for long enough to allow larvae to develop.

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   6 Mar 2023
Sorry greg update name for Odontomyia sp. to Odontomyia hunteri - but should have changed none hunteri species first

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