1 Hangingfly at Tennent, ACT
Identification history
| Harpobittacus australis | 3 Feb 2017 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Harpobittacus australis | 1 Feb 2017 | HarveyPerkins |
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Sequence of photos of a pair of mating scorpion flies; from male bearing nuptial gift of a long-jawed spider (Tetragnathidae) to full conjugation. The gift spider was dropped and forgotten in the speed and urgency of the process.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.992532-35.578001
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 1 Jan 2017 10:59 AM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Other insects Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera) HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Harpobittacus australis
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Mixed Gender
Species information
- Harpobittacus australis Scientific name
- Hangingfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1652m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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