Osa sinclairae
4 A scarab pursuing fly at Cook, ACT
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| Osa sinclairae | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Jan 2026 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 19 Dec 2025 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
1 Jan 2026
Only electronic record in ACT or NSW since holotype collection of specimen on Black Mountain in 1954
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Location information
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects Osa sinclairae Significant
Species information
- Osa sinclairae Scientific name
- A scarab pursuing fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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