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Off topice - a flying thing but no bird

To: Martin Butterfield <>
Subject: Off topice - a flying thing but no bird
From: Harvey Perkins <>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 20:17:03 +0000
It's actually a type of Horse or March Fly, Scaptia patula. They can be quite common at this time of year, particularly, in my experience, around watery habitats.

Harvey

On 30 January 2018 at 05:47, Martin Butterfield <> wrote:
Con 
This looks somewhat like the Golden-tail Hairless Bee shown on Brisbane Insects.  I can't find out much more about this family and the key in the CSIRO tome Insects of Australia contains phrases such as "Pre-episternal groove extending well below scrobal groove..." so I am far from optimistic about refining this guess.

Martin 


On 29 January 2018 at 14:04, Con Boekel <> wrote:
While I was waiting for birds to come into drink at Campbell Park this insect landed on the water. After a little while it took off again. I assume that it landed on the water to have a drink. I can't recall seeing one quite like it in the ACT this last third of a century or so.

regards

Con


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