A soldier fly at Glen Allen, NSW
Identification history
| Odontomyia sp. (genus) | 21 Jan 2024 | KimberiRP | ||
| Unverified | 20 Jan 2024 | AlisonMilton |
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KimberiRP
wrote:
21 Jan 2024
Three of the images show a female. The second image shows a male, identifiable by his bigger eyes. (He also has a more extensive black dorsal mark on his abdomen, but this may be simply an individual variation rather than a sexual difference.)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.332722-36.667262
- Altitude 1006.2m
- Places Glen Allen, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 18 Jan 2024 10:56 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Odontomyia sp. (genus) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Odontomyia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A soldier fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1075.21m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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
- Description
- Additional attributes