Harpobittacus australis

Hangingfly at WREN Reserves

Harpobittacus australis at WREN Reserves - 13 Dec 2020 09:20 AM

Harpobittacus australis at WREN Reserves - 13 Dec 2020 09:20 AM

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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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6 Abundance
13 Dec 2020 09:20 AM Recorded on
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Insects Other insects Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera) KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

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Harpobittacus australis Scientific name
Hangingfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1652m Recorded at altitude
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