A long-legged fly at Yackandandah, VIC
Identification history
| Heteropsilopus ingenuus | 9 Jan 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 25 Feb 2024 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
fly would only sit for a few seconds then hop and explore the next blackberry leaf. In deep shade so hard to get photos. BUt very pretty.
1 comment
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
9 Jan 2025
Kylie they are predators of small soft bodied insects like aphids so that is what they are searching for
Location information
- Coordinates 146.833845-36.318812
- Places Yackandandah, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Feb 2024 08:49 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon NatureMapr Hume Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Heteropsilopus ingenuus Scientific name
- A long-legged fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 803.1m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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