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Diptera (order) WendyEM 30 Oct 2026
Nemophora (genus) CarbonAI 27 Sep 2026
Unverified LisaH 23 Jan 2024

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9 comments

   30 Oct 2026
It is blowing bubbles! Moths don't do that.
   30 Oct 2026
oops - I didn't know what to categorise it, I think - Carbon AI chose moth!
   30 Oct 2026
Hi Lisa, I am not criticising you. I am trying to give CarbonAI some hints
   30 Oct 2026
Ah - is that how they’re trained?
   30 Oct 2026
I hope so !!!!!
   30 Oct 2026
lol!
   31 Oct 2026
some native bees also blow bubbles to concentrate nectar.
   31 Oct 2026
These blokes blow bubbles!
Amerila crokeri
   1 Nov 2026
Amerila crokeri blow (yellow) bubbles from their 'shoulders' not their mouth like flies, bees etc do

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  • 1 Abundance
  • LisaH Recorded by
  • Bursaria Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Yes Insect on a flower

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