Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

A flower-feeding march fly at McQuoids Hill

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.037862-35.382908
• Maps McQuoids Hill
• Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 5 Jan 2024 05:04 PM Recorded on
• HelenCross Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. Insects March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect on 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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