Muscidae (family)

Unidentified muscid fly at Russell, ACT

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Identification history

Muscidae (family) 14 Sep 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Diptera (order) 7 Sep 2025 RogerF
Milichiidae (family) 5 Sep 2025 Hejor1

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3 comments

RogerF wrote:
   7 Sep 2025
I don’t think this is Milichiidae but will check with CSIRO.
Hejor1 wrote:
   7 Sep 2025
@RogerF this is a complete guess on my part, don't put too much stock in it!
RogerF wrote:
   8 Sep 2025
I have a similar picture of the same unidentified species also on Acacia blossom. It may be a muscid.

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  • True Insect on a flower
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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