Conopidae (family)
1 Thick-headed fly at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Conopidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 20 Dec 2024 | |
| Conopidae (family) | SimoneC | 19 Dec 2024 |
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A very interesting wasp mimic. It held its wings apart while moving around the flowers, emphasising the wasp look. I couldn’t find a good match for it, nothing with white antennae and the prominent white stripes on the abdomen
2 comments
19 Dec 2024
@SimoneC Hi Simone, Could also upload the beetle separately. It is Neorrhina punctata, a scarab beetle, if that helps.
Thanks
Alison
Thanks
Alison
Location information
- Coordinates 149.051211-34.977692
- Altitude 594.8m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Dec 2024 03:44 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
- Callistemon Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- SimoneC Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Conopidae (family)
Species information
- Conopidae (family) Scientific name
- Thick-headed fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 594.8m to 924m Recorded at altitude
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