March fly at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Copidapha maculiventris | 1 Jan 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Copidapha maculiventris | 1 Jan 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 19 Dec 2025 | TimL |
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A female March Fly forcing its piercing proboscis through the stitching holes of a running shoe to try and draw blood. Thanks to Barbara for holding her nerve for the sake of Citizen Science.....
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.905123-35.466274
- Altitude 793.1m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2025 10:53 AM Recorded on
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Collections
March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects Copidapha maculiventris
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Copidapha maculiventris Scientific name
- March fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1382.84m Recorded at altitude
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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