A bristle fly at Yackandandah, VIC
Identification history
| Amphibolia (Amphibolia) ignorata | 11 Jan 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Amphibolia (Amphibolia) ignorata | 7 Dec 2024 | KylieWaldon | ||
| Unidentified | 6 Dec 2024 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
Biggest darn fly I've ever seen. It was HUGE. About 4-5cm long and quite tall. It made a great deal of noise in flight. Not seen this species before. I could see it at about 2.5M without the camera!
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.831793-36.320088
- Places Yackandandah, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Dec 2024 08:40 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon NatureMapr Hume Bristle Flies (Tachinidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- kunzea ericoirdes Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Amphibolia (Amphibolia) ignorata Scientific name
- A bristle fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 671.44m 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
- GPS evidence of location
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