A louse fly at Jervis Bay Village, JBT
Identification history
| Ortholfersia (genus) | 30 Jul 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Ortholfersia (genus) | 2 Jun 2025 | HelenCross |
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User's notes
When I scratched the back of this Eastern Grey Kangaroo 2 of these flied emerged from its fur
3 comments
HelenCross
wrote:
2 Jun 2025
Not sure if I've got the ID correct but have you seen these flies on macropods @DonFletcher ?
DonFletcher
wrote:
2 Jun 2025
Hi Helen, Yes I have seen small, brown, fast moving parasitic flies on EGKs, but only occasionally. Sorry I dont know their ID.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.721281-35.137525
- Places Jervis Bay Village, JBT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 2 Jun 2025 10:10 AM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
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HelenCross NatureMapr South Coast Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects Ortholfersia (genus)
Additional information
- Eastern Grey Kangaroo Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Ortholfersia (genus) Scientific name
- A louse fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 636.7m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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