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Chorista australis

Autumn scorpion fly at Table Top, NSW

Chorista australis at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023
Chorista australis at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023
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Identification history

Chorista australis 11 May 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Chorista australis 11 May 2023 KylieWaldon

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only saw the two. one was on a gum tree trunk, the other flew in onto the grass

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Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon
Pachycephala rufiventris (Rufous Whistler) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon
Solanum nigrum (Black Nightshade) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Speckled Warbler) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon
Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckooshrike) at Table Top, NSW - 21 Sep 2021 by PaulF
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Table Top, NSW - 6 Aug 2021 by Darcy
Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle) at Table Top, NSW - 6 Aug 2021 by Darcy
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Table Top, NSW - 6 Aug 2021 by Darcy
Gymnorhina tibicen (Australian Magpie) at Table Top, NSW - 6 Aug 2021 by Darcy

Location information

Species information

  • Chorista australis Scientific name
  • Autumn scorpion fly Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 11 May 2023 11:52 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by

Additional information

  • gum tree, grass Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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