Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

1 A flower-feeding march fly at The Pinnacle

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.034423-35.256067
• Altitude 662.3m
• Maps The Pinnacle
• Places Hawker, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 28 Dec 2023 09:59 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Bursia Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• 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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