Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

A flower-feeding march fly at Higgins, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.032493-35.236375
• Altitude 595.0m
• Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 3 Jan 2024 08:57 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) AlisonMilton

Additional information

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