Exaireta spinigera
Garden Soldier Fly at Franklin, ACT
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| Exaireta spinigera | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Aug 2026 | |
| Unverified | chriselidie | 14 Aug 2026 |
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Old photos from winter 2025. Emerged a few at a time over the space of several weeks from a plant pot. Looks like a soldier fly.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.147424-35.193143
- Places Franklin, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 6 Jul 2025 11:37 AM Recorded on
- chriselidie Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- chriselidie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Exaireta spinigera Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Exaireta spinigera Scientific name
- Garden Soldier Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1041.31m Recorded at altitude
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