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Green soldier fly

Stratiomyidae

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Small hoverfly? All black but with a lime green under-belly. About 12mm long. Male?

Habitat:

Open dry ti-tree dominated area of a local national park.

Notes:

Thanks for direction to Stephen Thorpe. <br> Yet to find species...

Species ID Suggestions

Green soldier fly

Odontomyia
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Comments (1)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks for that Stephen. It doesn't look like I can push much further than family.

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PublishedOctober 30, 2014

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