1 Lawn or Pasture Fly at Yarralumla, ACT
Identification history
| Hydrellia sp. (genus) | 14 May 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 14 May 2026 | TimL |
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The images show a tiny fly perched on the filament of a flower next to the stamen, with a regurgitated droplet of nectar. Within the droplet is an inverted image of a background flower. Insects that drink nectar such as flies, bees, wasps and the like use this mechanism to concentrate the nectar they’ve collected by evaporating water from it. This produces more nutrient rich nectar and a lighter load for the insect. It’s always worth a closer look at winged insects sitting quietly amongst foliage to see if they are blowing nectar ‘bubbles’ like this.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.068595-35.288287
- Altitude 628.8m
- Maps National Arboretum Forests
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 May 2026 11:30 AM Recorded on
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects Hydrellia sp. (genus) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Hydrellia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Lawn or Pasture Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 802.1m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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