Diptera (order)

Fly - Unidentified at Aranda, ACT

Diptera (order) at Aranda, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 01:45 PM

Diptera (order) at Aranda, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 01:45 PM

Diptera (order) at Aranda, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 01:45 PM

Diptera (order) at Aranda, ACT - 16 Mar 2024 01:45 PM

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Identification history

	Diptera (order)	22 Mar 2024	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	21 Mar 2024	KMcCue

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User's notes

Not great but someone may recognise the fly

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

22 Mar 2024

It is either a blow fly of a bristle fly - I think a blow fly is more likely

KMcCue wrote:

22 Mar 2024

That was my thought Michael, a blow fly, but it didn't seem plausible, on a flower.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.081633 -35.257856
Altitude 637.3m
Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
16 Mar 2024 01:45 PM Recorded on
KMcCue Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Other true flies KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Everlasting Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Diptera (order) Scientific name
Fly - Unidentified Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 995.5m Recorded at altitude
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