Spathulina acroleuca

A seed fly at Wodonga, VIC

Spathulina acroleuca at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023
Spathulina acroleuca at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023
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Identification history

Spathulina acroleuca 15 Aug 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Tephritidae sp. (family) 6 Sep 2023 KylieWaldon

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only found this fly when reviewing photos. teeny tiny but oh so pretty. It was sitting on an Early Nancy.

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Nearby sightings

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Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Calliphoridae (family) (Unidentified blowfly) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Helina sp. (genus) (Muscid fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Syrphini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Luzula densiflora (Dense Wood-rush) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Carex inversa (Knob Sedge) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Luzula meridionalis (Common Woodrush) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Araneinae (subfamily) (Orb weaver) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Parasteatoda sp. (genus) (A comb-footed spider) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Bulbine sp. at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Solanum nigrum (Black Nightshade) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Burchardia umbellata (Milkmaids) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Thomisidae (family) (Unidentified Crab spider or Flower spider) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Lentinus arcularius (Fringed Polypore) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. cuneata (Wedge-leaved Hop Bush) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Poecilohetaerus sp. (genus) (Lauxaniid fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Geranium sp. (Geranium) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Lichenomphalia chromacea (Yellow Navel) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Daviesia genistifolia (Broom Bitter Pea) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Pauridia vaginata (Yellow Star) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Ranunculus lappaceus (Australian Buttercup) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Neuroptera (order) (Unidentified lacewing) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Goniaea australasiae (Gumleaf grasshopper) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Dichelachne sp. (Plume Grasses) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Hypochaeris glabra (Smooth Catsear) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Dillwynia sericea (Egg And Bacon Peas) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Pauridia vaginata (Yellow Star) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Ranunculus lappaceus (Australian Buttercup) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Drosera sp. (A Sundew) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Metioche (subgenus) (Slient Leaf Runner Crickets) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Lomandra sp. (A Matrush) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Araneinae (subfamily) (Orb weaver) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Vicia sativa (Common Vetch) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Schoenus apogon (Common Bog Sedge) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Ranunculus sp. (Buttercup) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Pauridia vaginata (Yellow Star) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Daviesia genistifolia (Broom Bitter Pea) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi (Native Geranium) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Luzula densiflora (Dense Wood-rush) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Callidemum hypochalceum (Hop-bush leaf beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Dodonaea viscosa (Hop Bush) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Chaetophthalmus sp. (genus) (A bristle fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Luzula flaccida (Pale Woodrush) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Dillwynia sericea (Egg And Bacon Peas) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Manorina melanocephala (Noisy Miner) at Wodonga, VIC - 16 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Wodonga, VIC - 16 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Trifolium dubium (Yellow Suckling Clover) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus (Annual Daisy) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Daviesia genistifolia (Broom Bitter Pea) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Pauridia vaginata (Yellow Star) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Drosera sp. (A Sundew) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Lythrum hyssopifolia (Small Loosestrife) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Pultenaea foliolosa (Small Leaf Bushpea) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Helina sp. (genus) (Muscid fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Ellipsidion sp. (genus) (A diurnal cockroach) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Calliphoridae (family) (Unidentified blowfly) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Petrorhagia sp. at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Odontomyia hunteri (Soldier fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Geranium retrorsum (Grassland Cranesbill) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Sherardia arvensis (Field Madder) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Schoenus apogon (Common Bog Sedge) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Sonchus oleraceus (Annual Sowthistle) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon

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  • 6 Sep 2023 11:05 AM Recorded on
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  • early nancy Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Resting Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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