Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

A flower-feeding march fly at Cook, ACT

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Location information

• Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 - 3 Abundance
• 12 Jan 2024 10:14 AM Recorded on
• CathB Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects True flies (Diptera) March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) CathB

Additional information

• Micromyrtus Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour 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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