Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
1 Long-legged fly at Vincentia, NSW
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| Austrosciapus sp. (genus) | DiBickers | 25 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | Miranda | 29 Dec 2023 |
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About 5mm. The fly was hunting red mites on a table top. In the first two photos you can see a tiny red fragment in its mouth which is part of a mite. The third photo and fourth photo show it pouncing on a (out of focus) mite.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.681247-35.070844
- Altitude 32.7m
- Places Vincentia, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2023 05:57 PM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
- Red mites (prey) Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Miranda NatureMapr South Coast Austrosciapus sp. (genus) Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Austrosciapus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Long-legged fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 791.2m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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