Hover fly at Downer, ACT
Identification history
| Psilota sp. (genus) | 16 Nov 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Psilota sp. (genus) | 16 Nov 2025 | RobertD | ||
| Chrysomya sp. (genus) | 7 Jan 2024 | RobertD |
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3 comments
RobertD
wrote:
9 Jan 2024
Thanks Michael. I was starting to wonder about this due to the overlapping wing position -- not common in the Chrysomya photos (or other blowfly photos) I've seen.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
24 Dec 2024
Thanks Robert does look like something else I have seen somewhere will try to find out
Location information
- Coordinates 149.138453-35.247358
- Places Downer, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2024 03:27 PM Recorded on
- RobertD Recorded by
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RobertD NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Psilota sp. (genus) Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- licorice plant Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Psilota sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Hover fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1077.91m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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