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HelenCross wrote:
2 Jun 2025
Thanks Don
Ortholfersia (genus)
DonFletcher wrote:
2 Jun 2025
Hi Helen, Yes I have seen small, brown, fast moving parasitic flies on EGKs, but only occasionally. Sorry I dont know their ID.
Ortholfersia (genus)
HelenCross wrote:
2 Jun 2025
Not sure if I've got the ID correct but have you seen these flies on macropods @DonFletcher ?
Ortholfersia (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
24 May 2025
Yes a wingless female
Boreoides subulatus
Curiosity wrote:
16 May 2025
Thanks, Span102. I was excited to be able to record the behaviour! If you would like to see more images of these flies fighting, have a look at sightings 4434157 & 3391252 on CNM. When looking for an ID, these sightings alerted me to the flies' tendency to fight for possession of fungal caps!
Tapeigaster annulipes

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