A bristle fly at Yackandandah, VIC
Identification history
| Rutilia rubriceps-idesa-panthea-caesia-goerlingiana (complex) | 11 Jan 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) formosa | 5 Dec 2024 | KylieWaldon | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Dec 2024 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
my eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw this exotic looking fly. Christmas coloured or traffic lights, never seen anything like this before. wow!
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.831823-36.320110
- Places Yackandandah, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Dec 2024 08:28 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon NatureMapr Hume Bristle Flies (Tachinidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- kunzea ericoides 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
- Rutilia rubriceps-idesa-panthea-caesia-goerlingiana (complex) Scientific name
- A bristle fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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