Sarcophagidae (family)
Unidentified flesh fly at The Fair, Watson
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| Sarcophagidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 4 May 2024 | |
| Sarcophagidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Jan 2024 | |
| Unverified | abread111 | 23 Jan 2024 |
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This sighting is for the largest fly with a black and white striped thorax
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.169441-35.226369
- Altitude 651.0m
- Maps The Fair, Watson
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Jan 2024 12:09 PM Recorded on
- abread111 Recorded by
- A stinkhorn fungus Associated plant
- There are three other flies in the photos attracted to the fungus and acting as vectors for its spores. Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- abread111 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sarcophagidae (family) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Sarcophagidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified flesh fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1521.8m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species