Sighting 4624961
Bibio imitator
Garden maggot at Yackandandah, VIC
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| Bibio imitator | MichaelMulvaney | 4 Jan 2025 | |
| Bibio imitator | WendyEM | 3 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 5 Dec 2024 |
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User's notes
I have never seen so many sawflies on one bush before. They were everywhere and madly feeding. No mating. They always look headless! Could have been more than 100.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.831820-36.320119
- Places Yackandandah, VIC
Sighting information
- 100 Abundance
- 2 Dec 2024 08:35 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- kunzea ericoides Associated plant
- butterflies, flies, bees, beetles, moths Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Bibio imitator Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Bibio imitator Scientific name
- Garden maggot Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 815.73m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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