Steganopsis melanogaster
1 A lauxaniid fly at Braemar, NSW
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| Steganopsis melanogaster | Curiosity | 22 Oct 2025 | |
| Steganopsis melanogaster | Curiosity | 22 Oct 2025 |
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Some flies do blow bubbles! I didn't know this until I observed these 2 tiny flies doing just that! While searching for this behaviour on the internet, I found a site 'Ray Cannon's nature notes'. It has an example of a fly, very similar to the ones I observed, blowing a bubble. That helped me find an ID on NM.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.474918-34.433726
- Places Braemar, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 21 Oct 2025 08:56 AM Recorded on
- Curiosity Recorded by
- Leptospermum (Merinda) in garden Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- Curiosity NatureMapr Southern Highlands Steganopsis melanogaster Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Steganopsis melanogaster Scientific name
- A lauxaniid fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 656.26m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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