Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

2 A flower-feeding march fly at Penrose, NSW

Identification history

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

1 comment

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

• Places Penrose, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• Aussiegall Recorded by

• Collections

  Aussiegall Southern Highlands NatureMapr Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua March or Horse flies (Tabanidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects

Additional information

• Leptospernum Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

Species information

• Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua Scientific name
• A flower-feeding march fly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1155m Recorded at altitude
• 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
• Description
• Additional attributes