Nicholson's tangle-veined fly at Namadgi National Park
Identification history
| Trichophthalma nicholsoni | 20 Dec 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 19 Dec 2023 | RosD |
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User's notes
Is it a bee, wasp, fly? No flowers on Indigofera but it seemed to be extracting sap from a small branch
3 comments
RosD
wrote:
20 Dec 2023
Thanks so much for the ID Michael
I’ll do some follow up reading!
So presume it is seeking moisture?
Abdomen is quite long and pointed
The Nursery Swamp walk was a delight - so many flowers and insects and a family of Gang gangs!
I’ll do some follow up reading!
So presume it is seeking moisture?
Abdomen is quite long and pointed
The Nursery Swamp walk was a delight - so many flowers and insects and a family of Gang gangs!
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
20 Dec 2023
From my internet search I learn that Tangle-vein flies have a proboscis very similar to that of butterflies long and flexible that they use to such up nectar so either moisture or sap. Seeing gang-gangs in Namadgi is pretty rare, if you come across them again can you please look out for any distinguishing features of birds present, such as pink spots on the cheeks of the females or stunted male crests that would be great. As would any sightings of Gang-gangs in or around hollows
Location information
- Coordinates 148.951447-35.661011
- Altitude 1145.9m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Dec 2023 09:52 AM Recorded on
- RosD Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Tangle-vein flies (Nemestrinidae)
Additional information
- On branch, leaf of Indigofera australis with proboscis evident - not flowering Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Trichophthalma nicholsoni Scientific name
- Nicholson's tangle-veined fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1391m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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