Yellow-headed snail Blowfly (Amenia imperialis) | Project Noah

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Photo by AliceGreenup

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Field Notes

Description:

This Snail Parasite Blowfly has a bright orange yellow head with brownish eyes. The body is metallic green and blue with white spots. This fly can be distinguished from other Amenia species by its large bright yellow head and less white dots on body.

Habitat:

Found in Woodland, forest, gardens. Often seen feeding on flowers of native plants.

Notes:

I have re-done this spotting as i managed to take better photos, however iam still unsure on it's exact ID

Reference Links:

Snail Parasite Blowfly (Amenia imperialis)

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow-headed snail blowfly

Amenia imperialis

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You are welcome!

Thanks Jemma!

great spotting indeed.Vivid colors!!

Thanks cindy i know about the suggestion ratings & am usually pretty good with updating them as soon as i have an ID. This one seems to have slipped between the cracks. Thanks for reminding me.

CindyBinghamKeiser

Hi Alice, this is a great spotting! You've been provided an ID suggestion and 3 people agree with it (the +3 on the top right). You can edit your spotting to include the provided information.

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