Sepsidae (family)
Ant fly at Copmanhurst, NSW
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| Parapalaeosepsis plebeia | 26 Apr 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Sepsidae (family) | 26 Apr 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Unverified | 26 Apr 2025 | MazzV |
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These looked like black ants with evenly proportioned bodies, (I've since learned they're not ants but ant-mimicking flies)! Photos 4 & 5 are for context.
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DiBickers
wrote:
26 Apr 2025
@MazzV the wings are transparent but you can see the black dot on each wingtip in your photo quite clearly even though the photo quality is not ideal. Here’s a link for you to scroll through so you can see what I see😊
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/522266-Parapalaeosepsis-plebeia
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/522266-Parapalaeosepsis-plebeia
Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 99 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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Species information
- Sepsidae (family) Scientific name
- Ant fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 758.57m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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6 / 7
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