Odontomyia opertanea

A soldier fly at Downer, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.138324-35.247347
• Places Downer, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 15 Dec 2023 03:59 PM Recorded on
• RobertD Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• lemon verbena Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

• Odontomyia opertanea Scientific name
• A soldier fly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 659.86m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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