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Snail Parasitic Blowfly

Amenia sp.

Photo by ShannaB
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Field Notes

Notes:

I saw this large colourful fly in Carnarvon Gorge National Park. The larvae of these flies are known to be parasites of land snails; however, the adults are nectar feeders. This one is a male but I'm not confident enough to suggest what subspecies it is - they all look very similar to me!

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Snail Parasitic Blowfly - Ameniinae

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