Muscidae (family)
Unidentified muscid fly at Dry Plain, NSW
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| Muscidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | AndyRoo | 8 Dec 2024 |
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GPSed. Estimate fly body length ~5 - 5.5mm. Close ups of fly images obtained by zooming in and cropping larger photos.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.912699-36.113129
- Maps Top Hut TSR
- Places Dry Plain, NSW
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2023 04:20 PM Recorded on
- AndyRoo Recorded by
- Larger of two fungus (Agaricus sp. ?) fruiting bodies for sighting 4626129. Associated plant
- There was a 2nd slightly larger fly species on the same fungus (see 2nd pic for sighting 4626129) but insufficient photo resolution with zooming in and cropping to make this worthwhile uploading as another sighting for ID. Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- AndyRoo NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Muscidae (family) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Muscidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified muscid fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1189.2m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Muscidae sp.
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location