Harpobittacus (genus)

3 Hangingfly at Mount Painter

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Identification history

	Harpobittacus (genus)	28 Nov 2023	MichaelBedingfield
	Harpobittacus (genus)	22 Nov 2023	CathB

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The main photo shows the point at which the male transfers his 'nuptial gift' (a chironomid midge) to the female. The next two photos show them before this transfer and the last two show the female accepting and then beginning to feed on it. Both hold on to the plants around them with their front legs and manipulate the gift with the back ones. The middle ones seem to help out as required.

2 comments

HelenCross wrote:

22 Nov 2023

Great series Cath!

CathB wrote:

22 Nov 2023

Thanks Helen. I only watched them for about three minutes.

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Sighting information

2 Abundance
21 Nov 2023 11:18 AM Recorded on
CathB Recorded by
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Featured Insects Other insects Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Harpobittacus (genus) Scientific name
Hangingfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1499.6m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania