Sphenella ruficeps
Senecio Flower Galler Fruit Fly at Franklin, ACT
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| Sphenella ruficeps | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Oct 2025 | |
| Stratiomyidae (family) | chriselidie | 24 Oct 2025 |
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User's notes
The only one of this kind, surrounded by small flies (whiteflies?) and their nymphs
2 comments
24 Oct 2025
Not sure about the other flies and nymphs sorry but they look to be psyllids.
Location information
- Places Franklin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- chriselidie Recorded by
- Acacia Associated plant
- Surrounded by small flies Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- chriselidie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects Sphenella ruficeps
Species information
- Sphenella ruficeps Scientific name
- Senecio Flower Galler Fruit Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2485.6m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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