Tachinidae (family)
Unidentified Bristle fly at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Tachinidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 12 Jan 2025 | |
| Tachinidae (family) | SimoneC | 29 Dec 2022 |
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User's notes
Lots of these were roosting on the long grass in the evening. I couldn’t find a good match, particularly to the markings on the thorax, but assume because of the bristles that it is a Tachinidae. Maybe Prosena?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.051500-34.978000
- Altitude 641.4m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 28 Dec 2022 07:19 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
- Grass Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- SimoneC NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Tachinidae (family) Bristle Flies (Tachinidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Tachinidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Bristle fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 3013.9m Recorded at altitude
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