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Bladder Fly
Ogcodes sp
-37.9408, 145.054
Field Notes
Description:
This shiny small fly was about 5 mm long. It had a small head ( eyes mostly), a shiny hunched thorax, a narrow waist and a rounded abdomen with each segment having white margins.
The wings were longer than the abdomen.
Habitat:
Spotted on young eucalyptus trees.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:bb…
Notes:
Very distinct looking flies! they seemed a little slower to react than the smaller flies.
The larvae of these flies are said to parasitise spiders. I will have to look for more information on these..and identify the species.
Family Acroceridae
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 14, 2013
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