Trichophthalma punctata

3 Tangle-vein fly at Farrer Ridge

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.104309-35.384552
• Altitude 715.0m
• Maps Farrer Ridge
• Places Farrer, ACT

Sighting information

• 2 Abundance
• 14 Dec 2023 11:26 AM Recorded on
• AaronClausen Recorded by

• Collections

  Significant AaronClausen Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Trichophthalma punctata Tangle-vein flies (Nemestrinidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects

Additional information

• St John's Wort Associated plant
• Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• False Insect on a flower

Species information

• Trichophthalma punctata Scientific name
• Tangle-vein fly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 795.2m Recorded at altitude
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