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Harpobittacus australis
1 Hangingfly at Penrose, NSW
Identification history
| Harpobittacus australis | 8 May 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis | 12 Dec 2022 | Aussiegall |
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User's notes
There were a couple of pairs hanging underneath the branches in the shade mating, this couple caught a March fly and was eating it
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.212850-34.682299
- Maps Penrose Wingecarribee Local Government Area
- Places Penrose, NSW
Species information
- Harpobittacus australis Scientific name
- Hangingfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 10 Dec 2022 03:40 PM Recorded on
- Aussiegall Recorded by
Additional information
- Kunzea ambigua Associated plant
- Scaptia auriflua Associated Insect
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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