Tephritidae sp. (family)
Unidentified Fruit or Seed fly at Killara, VIC
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| Bactrocera (Bactrocera) tryoni | 4 Mar 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Tephritidae sp. (family) | 4 Mar 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Unverified | 4 Mar 2025 | KylieWaldon |
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I got a host of insects on a mallow earlier, so when I saw this one I went in for a look and found what I thought was a wasp at first, but I think its a tiny fly. It is so beautiful! Not seen this one before.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.953245-36.134816
- Places Killara, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Mar 2025 08:29 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- mallow weed i think Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Tephritidae sp. (family) Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Tephritidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Fruit or Seed fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1560.7m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location