Muscidae (family)

Unidentified muscid fly at Dry Plain, NSW

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Identification history

Muscidae (family) 26 Aug 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 8 Dec 2024 AndyRoo

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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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Additional information

  • 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

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