Tapeigaster sp. (genus)
Fungus fly, Heteromyzid fly at Freshwater Creek, VIC
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| Tapeigaster sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Jul 2025 | ||
| Tapeigaster sp. (genus) | WendyEM | 21 Jun 2025 | ||
| Lauxaniidae (family) | WendyEM | 20 Jun 2025 |
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2 comments
21 Jun 2025
aaah .....I did wonder about those fat front legs! thanks Kim. Tapeigaster " .... can be recognised by the combination of the thorax dorsally striped, the mid and fore femora noticeably inflated (compared to the hind femora),..." SOURCE (21/06/2025) https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/insectsoftasmaniadiptera/suborder-brachycera/infraorder-cyclorrhapha/heleomyzidae/genus-tapeigaster/tapeigaster-annulipes/
I gather they have an interest in fungi - the pictures on this reference are sitting on fungi, like mine Tapeigaster sp. = Fungus flies
I gather they have an interest in fungi - the pictures on this reference are sitting on fungi, like mine Tapeigaster sp. = Fungus flies
Location information
- Coordinates 144.269512-38.252844
- Places Freshwater Creek, VIC
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 13 Jun 2025 01:35 PM Recorded on
- WendyEM Recorded by
- field mushroom Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Tapeigaster sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Fungus fly, Heteromyzid fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1270.6m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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