Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

A flower-feeding march fly at Mount Ainslie

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.152283-35.271233
• Altitude 648.7m
• Maps Mount Ainslie
• Places Ainslie, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 29 Dec 2023 05:03 PM Recorded on
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  Insects March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) Pirom Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Cassinia longifolia Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• False 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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