A nose fly at Franklin, ACT
Identification history
| Stomorhina (genus) | 22 Sep 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 19 Sep 2025 | chriselidie |
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User's notes
No great photos of this one, too far away to get a good shot. This fly was walking along a central branch with folded up wings, not bothering with the flowers. It seemed to swipe the plant and air around it with its proboscis. Only flew off when I got too close.
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Location information
- Places Franklin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- chriselidie Recorded by
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chriselidie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Stomorhina (genus) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- Geraldton Wax Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Stomorhina (genus) Scientific name
- A nose fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 623.79m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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