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Scaptia patula

March fly at Canberra Central, ACT

Scaptia patula at Canberra Central, ACT - 11 Dec 2016
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Identification history

Scaptia patula 29 Dec 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Scaptia patula 28 Dec 2016 KimPullen
Unidentified 11 Dec 2016 RWPurdie

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3 comments

ibaird wrote:
   23 Dec 2016
Scaptia auriflua, see R Farrow's book, p. 215.
RogerF wrote:
   30 Dec 2016
I would like to know the difference between auriflua and patula. They look very similar and this specimen looks closer to auriflua.
KimPullen wrote:
   31 Dec 2016
I'm happy to be corrected, Roger. I don't know the difference myself! I based my identification this time on Dave Ferguson's two IDs in CNM.

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Scaptia patula Scientific name
  • March fly Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 625.1m Recorded at altitude
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