Bristle Flies (Tachinidae)
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Discussion
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
Yesterday
Yes I was thinking that I needed to go back and check the Brown Blowfly sightings
Froggattimyia (genus)
kasiaaus
wrote:
Yesterday
Wow! That's very interesting. Thanks Michael. The fly looks to me just like a Calliphora stygia but I guess it is not, given its interest in the sawfly larvae.
Froggattimyia (genus)
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
Yesterday
I think in the second image the Bristle fly is laying eggs in the larvae of the Bottlebrush sawfly. Given the hammering that this sawfly does to callistemons this fly should re regarded as a hero.
Froggattimyia (genus)
KylieWaldon
wrote:
12 Jan 2025
TY Michael. HNY. What a mouthful of a species name!
Rutilia rubriceps-idesa-panthea-caesia-goerlingiana (complex)
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