Lauxaniidae (family)

Unidentified lauxaniid fly at Wodonga, VIC

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Identification history

	Lauxaniidae (family)	7 Nov 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	6 Nov 2022	KylieWaldon

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to be honest I took this photo and then put my finger towards it as I thought I had taken a bit of petal and not an insect at all. THen it flew off so then wished I'd got better photos!

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

7 Nov 2022

Most likely Poecilohetaerus aquilus but could be a few others from the same family of flies

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
5 Nov 2022 09:04 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Other true flies KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

Additional information

fig tree Associated plant
Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Lauxaniidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified lauxaniid fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 893.02m Recorded at altitude
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