Heteropsilopus ingenuus
A long-legged fly at Yackandandah, VIC
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| Heteropsilopus ingenuus | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Jan 2025 | ||
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 25 Feb 2024 |
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User's notes
fly would only sit for a few seconds then hop and explore the next blackberry leaf. In deep shade so hard to get photos. BUt very pretty.
1 comment
9 Jan 2025
Kylie they are predators of small soft bodied insects like aphids so that is what they are searching for
Location information
- Coordinates 146.833845-36.318812
- Places Yackandandah, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Feb 2024 08:49 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Heteropsilopus ingenuus Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Heteropsilopus ingenuus Scientific name
- A long-legged fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 803.1m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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