1 A Bristle Fly at Majura, ACT
Identification history
| Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 11 Apr 2020 | jgl | ||
| Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 8 Apr 2020 | jgl | ||
| Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) formosa | 8 Apr 2020 | jb2602 |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
5 comments
jgl
wrote:
8 Apr 2020
Female; compare this specimen with an actual R. (C.) formosa female (https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Sightings/3388737)
Notice that the metallic banding on the abdomen is slightly different - the shape of the banding is referred to as 'sublunate' in the specimen above. The face is slightly less yellow/whiter in true formosa, but this changes with the angle. of the light...the shape of the face in profile has some subtle differences too.
The specimen here is another Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. species in the caesia-idesa complex.
Notice that the metallic banding on the abdomen is slightly different - the shape of the banding is referred to as 'sublunate' in the specimen above. The face is slightly less yellow/whiter in true formosa, but this changes with the angle. of the light...the shape of the face in profile has some subtle differences too.
The specimen here is another Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. species in the caesia-idesa complex.
jgl
wrote:
8 Apr 2020
Can I confirm that this sighting was indeed made on the 7th of April, 2020 in the late afternoon? This is extremely late in the season for these guys!!!
jb2602
wrote:
8 Apr 2020
The photos were taken at 1730, yesterday 7 Apr 2020. It was catching some last rays of sunshine on the side of Mount Ainslie just before sunset. I managed to get 2 close range shots before it flew off.
jgl
wrote:
11 Apr 2020
Thanks for that John! Sorry there was a bit of a hiccup in replying while the site was rollled over...
Location information
- Coordinates 149.160229-35.264946
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Apr 2020 05:29 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
-
Collections
Insects Bristle Flies (Tachinidae) True flies (Diptera)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
- A Bristle Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1231.6m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
