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?Chloropidae

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 14mm long. An unusual type of fly with caramel and chocolate stripes. The head had a dark stripe in the centre of two pale ones and the thorax seemed to have the reverse. Very short abdomen. Very clear wings. Very banded legs.

Habitat:

Hiding under a eucalyptus leaf in a local national park.

Notes:

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:28… <br> http://www.padil.gov.au/barrow-island/search?queryText1=&queryType1=All…

Reference Links:

Diptera Chloropidae t008 P1670875 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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