March fly at Coree, ACT
Identification history
| Scaptia sp. (genus) | 12 Jan 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Scaptia sp. (genus) | 9 Jan 2023 | LD12 |
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Challenging capture with smartphone camera as it was very wary. Moving around feeding on flowering leptospermum.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.907004-35.269594
- Altitude 665.0m
- Maps Sherwood Forest
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2022 11:27 AM Recorded on
- LD12 Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) LD12 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Leptospermum Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Scaptia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- March fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1702.42m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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