Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

A flower-feeding march fly at Forde, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.153256-35.166992
• Maps Mulligans Flat
• Places Forde, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 10 Jan 2023 06:29 PM Recorded on
• KorinneM Recorded by

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  Insects March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) KorinneM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• 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 1096.7m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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