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Tachinidae (family)

Unidentified Bristle fly at Quaama, NSW

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Identification history

	TACHINIDAE (family)	27 Mar 2020	jgl
	Unverified	27 Mar 2020	FionaG

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User's notes

Not sure whether this is a fly or a mozzie but my first instinct was mozzie. It was slightly larger (in every way) than your average mozzie. As it was quite dark when spotted, colour might be different when in the light but it appeared to be mostly jet black with reddish eyes. It has a spiky abdomen.

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jgl wrote:

27 Mar 2020

Mozzies ARE flies

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Location information

Coordinates 149.892552 -36.462550
Altitude 165.8m
Places Quaama, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
26 Mar 2020 04:43 PM Recorded on
FionaG Recorded by
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FionaG South Coast NatureMapr Bristle Flies (Tachinidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects

Species information

Tachinidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified Bristle fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1637.82m Recorded at altitude
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