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Poecilohetaerus schineri

Poecilohetaerus schineri

Description:

A tiny fly on grasses in a suburban back yard. Maybe 10mm long this one had two white stripes on its back from head to tail including on its eyes!

Habitat:

Poaceae

Notes:

It's a type of Lauxaniid fly. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Poecilohet... http://www.ces.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_12...

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4 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Thanks for that martin - four stripes is just showing off :)

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

How strange!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

very interesting find!!

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Sep 3, 2012
Submitted on Sep 3, 2012

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