Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

1 A flower-feeding march fly at Kambah, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.066108-35.371838
• Maps Mount Taylor
• Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 29 Dec 2022 02:35 PM Recorded on
• MatthewFrawley Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects True flies (Diptera) March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)

Additional information

• Kunzea ericoides Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect on 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
• Machine learning
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