Bibio imitator

Garden maggot at Russell, ACT

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Identification history

	Bibio imitator	31 Oct 2024	MichaelMulvaney
	Bibio sp. (genus)	30 Oct 2024	Hejor1

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6 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

31 Oct 2024

I think something is growing on its back

Hejor1 wrote:

1 Nov 2024

@MichaelMulvaney it was definitely unwell

Teresa wrote:

1 Nov 2024

This appears to be infected by an entomopathogenic (insect killing) fungus

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

1 Nov 2024

Thanks Teresa

Hejor1 wrote:

1 Nov 2024

@Teresa do you think it's worth adding a sighting for the fungus? Is it identifiable?

Teresa wrote:

1 Nov 2024

@Hejor1 maybe worth adding but it will only be identified as fa as entomopathogenic as its impossible to go further without doing microscopy work - great find, thanks

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Location information

Coordinates 149.151869 -35.297003
Altitude 588.1m
Places Russell, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Oct 2024 12:18 PM Recorded on
Hejor1 Recorded by
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Insects Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Bibio imitator Scientific name
Garden maggot Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 815.73m Recorded at altitude
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