Stomorhina discolor
Snout fly at Yarralumla, ACT
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| Stomorhina discolor | 5 May 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Stomorhina discolor | 4 May 2026 | TimL |
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The Snout fly’s eyes are holoptic, which makes this a male. (Holoptic eyes meet at the medial dorsal line of the head, a feature that apparently helps male flies to detect and pursue females during in-flight courtship. See sighting 4726411 for additional comments).
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.069437-35.287543
- Altitude 628.3m
- Maps National Arboretum Forests
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Apr 2026 11:54 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Stomorhina discolor Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Stomorhina discolor Scientific name
- Snout fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 815.04m Recorded at altitude
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