Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis

A crane fly at Tharwa, ACT

Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis at Tharwa, ACT - 12 Jan 2025
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis at Tharwa, ACT - 12 Jan 2025
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis at Tharwa, ACT - 12 Jan 2025
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Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis 15 Jan 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 14 Jan 2025 Harrisi

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2 comments

   15 Jan 2025
Two orange insects are hanging flies - so a predation event
Harrisi wrote:
   15 Jan 2025
Thanks Michael, I didnt think menage de toir was common in the insect world!?

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Mixed Gender
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