Tapeigaster annulipes
3 heteromyzid fly at Braemar, NSW
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| Tapeigaster annulipes | Curiosity | 15 May 2025 | |
| Tapeigaster annulipes | Curiosity | 15 May 2025 |
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User's notes
I first noticed the small flies on fungi on 09/05/2025. The fungi (uploaded separately) are growing at & on the base of the eucalypt. Early on, flies appeared singly on separate caps on separate clumps of fungi. Then on the 12th, fighting began between a pair of flies. They had several goes at each other before I was able to photograph the fight shown here. The images are in sequence.
2 comments
16 May 2025
Thanks, Span102. I was excited to be able to record the behaviour! If you would like to see more images of these flies fighting, have a look at sightings 4434157 & 3391252 on CNM. When looking for an ID, these sightings alerted me to the flies' tendency to fight for possession of fungal caps!
Location information
- Coordinates 150.474918-34.433726
- Places Braemar, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 13 May 2025 09:37 AM Recorded on
- Curiosity Recorded by
- fungi Associated plant
- pair of flies fighting with each other Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Curiosity NatureMapr Southern Highlands Tapeigaster annulipes Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Tapeigaster annulipes Scientific name
- heteromyzid fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 716m Recorded at altitude
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