Harpobittacus australis

Hangingfly at WREN Reserves

Harpobittacus australis at WREN Reserves - 13 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Harpobittacus australis 20 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Harpobittacus australis 13 Dec 2020 HarveyPerkins
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis 13 Dec 2020 KylieWaldon

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Not as many of these about as there were a month or so ago. They still look weird.

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HarveyPerkins wrote:
   13 Dec 2020
This is a scorpionfly (Mecoptera) - a quite distinct group (Order) from the Diptera (flies & mosquitos), to which the Leptotarsus belongs.
KylieWaldon wrote:
   13 Dec 2020
Wow. Thanks Harvey. I didn't know that.

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  • 13 Dec 2020 09:20 AM Recorded on
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