A lauxid fly at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Minettia (genus) | 28 Jan 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 2 Nov 2024 | KorinneM |
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User's notes
Was rather impressed I got it in the middle of 'pooing'.
1 comment
KorinneM
wrote:
20 Nov 2024
from inaturalist:
tony_d suggested an ID Genus Minettia (a member of Lauxaniid Flies (Family Lauxaniidae))
"I think by thorax chaetotaxy (ie anterior intra-alar bristle present) - in the old loose Australian sense of genera this would be called Sapromyza, but I think this is undescribed so Minettia for now."
tony_d suggested an ID Genus Minettia (a member of Lauxaniid Flies (Family Lauxaniidae))
"I think by thorax chaetotaxy (ie anterior intra-alar bristle present) - in the old loose Australian sense of genera this would be called Sapromyza, but I think this is undescribed so Minettia for now."
Location information
- Coordinates 148.906500-35.463333
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2024 11:28 AM Recorded on
- KorinneM Recorded by
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Collections
KorinneM NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Minettia (genus) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Minettia (genus) Scientific name
- A lauxid fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 696.27m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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