Sepsidae (family)

Ant fly at suppressed

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Identification history

Parapalaeosepsis plebeia	Yesterday	DiBickers
Sepsidae (family)	Yesterday	DiBickers
Unverified	Yesterday	MazzV

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User's notes

Black ants with evenly proportioned bodies. Probably not the same Sp as at sighting 4664475, (which were within 15 m of this site); the latter had disproportionately smaller heads & thorax. Photos 4 & 5 are for context.

3 comments

DiBickers wrote:

Yesterday

@MazzV the wings are transparent but you can see the black dot on each wingtip in your photo quite clearly even though the photo quality is not ideal. Here’s a link for you to scroll through so you can see what I see😊
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/522266-Parapalaeosepsis-plebeia

MazzV wrote:

2 hrs ago

@DiBickers as soon as I read about the black wing dots I went back and saw them! Wonderful, and great info at link. A mistake I can now avoid, TY MazzV

DiBickers wrote:

1 hr ago

Oh yay!!👏👏So happy you can see it now @MazzV 😊😊

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Sighting information

99 Abundance
MazzV Recorded by
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Latest Other true flies True flies (Diptera) Insects

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Sepsidae (family) Scientific name
Ant fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 758.57m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
External link More information

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Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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