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Acroceridae sp.
This was a tiny individual (3 mm) - the head is disproportionately smaller than the bulbous humped body. These rather bizarre-looking flies are nectar-feeders.
Partly cleared remnant eucalypt forest (South Australia)
Apparently the Acroceridae are relatively uncommon. They are commonly known as Small-headed flies, Humpback flies, or Bladder flies.
Spotted on Dec 20, 2017
Submitted on Mar 28, 2018
7 Comments
I'm fairly confident this one is Ogcodes genus.
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Your welcome, Kari Dawson....
Thank you Antonio, maplemoth and Mark ~ this is a wonderful community, I'm looking forward to being part of it!
Brilliant shots of a fascinating group of flies.
Welcome Kari.
Two, very beautiful, Fly photos....two, remarkable, and amazing photos....two photos, showing beauty and color....
Hello Kari Dawsonr and Welcome to the Project Noah community!
You dont have a location on your spotting,you have to edit the spotting again and put a location on the map window,ok?Thanks on advance:)
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