Dolichopodidae (family)
Unidentified Long-legged fly at Undefined Area
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| Dolichopodidae sp. (Family) | MichaelMulvaney | 4 Feb 2024 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 26 Jan 2024 |
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Tiny, very black legs, metallic green, some had lime green behind the head. Landed on leaf, fast short walks and then flew to the next leaf. Quite erratic but landing just long enough for photos. Other long legged flies I've had have green blue yellow legs. But not these.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.837250-36.118394
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2024 10:20 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- hybrid tea rose Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Dolichopodidae (family) Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Dolichopodidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Long-legged fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1421m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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