Lucilia sp. (genus)

A blowfly at Watson, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.150797-35.238638
• Altitude 597.0m
• Places Watson, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 15 Feb 2024 01:08 PM Recorded on
• abread111 Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Blow flies (Calliphoridae) True flies (Diptera) abread111 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Dargan Hill Monarch everlasting daisy Associated plant
• There was a second fly of a different type on the same flower - shown in the second photo Associated Insect
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

• Lucilia sp. (genus) Scientific name
• A blowfly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 767m 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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• Additional attributes