Lauxaniid fly at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Identification history
| Melanina sp. (genus) | 26 Jan 2024 | KimberiRP | ||
| Melanina sp. (genus) | 18 Jan 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 17 Jan 2024 | LisaH |
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A miniscule black dot on the flower bud turned out to be this complex creature!
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.092799-35.327435
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Jan 2024 10:59 AM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. Insects True flies (Diptera) Other true flies
Additional information
- Bursaria Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Melanina sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Lauxaniid fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 801.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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