Senostoma punctipenne (Long-legged tachinid fly)
Long-legged fly 10mm body length. Prominent calypters. Subscutellum identifies this as a tachinid fly. Extends long proboscis to feed on nectar in Leptospermum flowers. Species identified from dark, thickened r-m vein in wing and other characters described in Barraclough, David A (1992). "The systematics of the Australasian Dexiini (Diptera : Tachinidae : Dexiinae) with revisions of endemic genera". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 6 (5): 1127–1371.
No sightings currently exist.
Species information
- Senostoma punctipenne Scientific name
- Long-legged tachinid fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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