Redbank
outside control
dense tussock
Malaise trap xx-4.April 2024
singleton in sample
specimen label: Redbank_00071_Diptera_004 unknown fly 0,75x
identification is tentative based on comparison with other observation on INATURALIST
Observed at night on toadstool (Amanita muscaria)
Tiny bee on flower of NW Tree daisy.
Observed at night on toadstool (Amanita muscaria)
I planted these manuka in 2003 or 2004. They picked up manuka blight scale soon after and some died. Two survive.
Acroceridae: Ogcodes sp. - Hunchback Fly
Note: 3rd shot is a different specimen with a slightly larger head; different sex?
Single specimen landed on clothing while walking through forest understorey.