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Wood gnat

Sylvicola sp.

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Another unusual type of fly with weird eyes and dark markings through the wings. About 18mm long. This one has white parts on the back of it's eyes.

Habitat:

Attracted to night lights at the local school.

Notes:

order: DIPTERA
zoological_division: Lower Diptera
infraorder: BIBIONOMORPHA
family: ANISOPODIDAE
subfamily: ANISOPODINAE
genus: Sylvicola

Chrysopyla dubius
Rhyphus brevis ......
Also seen at Cathedral Ranges to genus level http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_5665.php

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:da… .................

not even same as http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/38690071

Species ID Suggestions

Anisopodid Fly

Sylvicola sp.

Comments (1)

Anisopodidae, Sylvicola sp.

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