Pterodontia mellii

Hunchback Fly, Small-headed Fly at Cotter River, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.804615-35.386532
• Maps Namadgi National Park
• Places Cotter River, ACT

Sighting information

• 3 Abundance
• 1 Feb 2023 02:09 PM Recorded on
• Harrisi Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Eucalyptus trunk Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

• Pterodontia mellii Scientific name
• Hunchback Fly, Small-headed Fly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Rare or uncommon native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 984.1m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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