Milichiidae (family)
Freeloader fly at Yarralumla, ACT
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| Milichiidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Dec 2024 | |
| Milichiidae (family) | TimL | 4 Dec 2024 |
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In these images there's a lone Freeloader fly waiting patiently whilst ants attend to the hoppers shown in sighting 4624586. The fly was drawn to the secretions from the hoppers and was waiting for the opportunity to get to them.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.066607-35.284750
- Altitude 613.6m
- Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Nov 2024 01:20 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Milichiidae (family) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Milichiidae (family) Scientific name
- Freeloader fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 784.8m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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