A flower-feeding march fly at Splitters Creek, NSW
Identification history
| Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua | 4 Jan 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 29 Nov 2024 | KylieWaldon |
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first one of the season, whilst I was out doing a bird count. Quickest insect photos ever.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.852523-36.070602
- Places Splitters Creek, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Nov 2024 07:23 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- busaria Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua Scientific name
- A flower-feeding march fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1096.7m 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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