Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
A flower-feeding march fly at Undefined Area
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| Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Feb 2024 | |
| Unverified | Simone | 13 Feb 2024 |
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User's notes
Beautiful medium sized fly. Large blue green eyes with black, orange, white, grey patterned body.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.241422-35.205051
- Places Sutton, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Feb 2024 08:54 AM Recorded on
- Simone Recorded by
- Fleabane (I think). Associated plant
- There was a very small caterpillar nearby Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Simone Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua Scientific name
- A flower-feeding march fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1155m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location