Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

1 A flower-feeding march fly at Acton, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.109834-35.277867
• Maps ANBG
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 20 Nov 2024 03:45 PM Recorded on
• RangerGregor Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Chamelaucium 'Paddy's Pink' Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect 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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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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