A fruit fly at Hughes Grassy Woodland
Identification history
| Hyalopeza schneiderae | 5 Feb 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 4 Feb 2024 | LisaH |
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User's notes
I saw two of these flies on separate plants, both exhibiting the same behaviour - dancing around a stalk, separating their wings, then one appeared to curl its body (I assume to lay eggs). I couldn't capture the beauty of the cream and white edged wings - I've never seen a fly with dark, opaque wings. Hope they're native!
4 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
5 Feb 2024
Yes I suspect they are laying eggs and that their maggots will feed on the plant.
LisaH
wrote:
5 Feb 2024
Thank you Michael - the fly is an amazing creature! And thank you for all that you have done for NM, the work you've put into moderating 40,000 +++ sightings, and taking the time to comment and share your knowledge.
AaronClausen
wrote:
5 Feb 2024
@LisaH are you saying that Michael or the fly is the amazing creature 😂
LisaH
wrote:
5 Feb 2024
Oops - oh dear! Michael, of course! (jokes). Will edit now - thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.093464-35.328288
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 4 Feb 2024 06:25 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Collections
Insects True flies (Diptera) Other true flies
Additional information
- Cassinia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Hyalopeza schneiderae Scientific name
- A fruit fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 666.9m 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
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