A small ant like fly the wings are clear and have a small dark spot towards the outter edge

At a glance

Habitat Often found around carrion and dung
Size They grow to around 4mm
Origin Native
Distribution south-eastern Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
south-eastern Australia
Habitat
Often found around carrion and dung
Size
They grow to around 4mm
Common Name Ant Fly
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderDiptera
SuborderCyclorrhapha
InfraorderSchizophora
SectionAcalyptratae
SuperfamilySciomyzoidea
FamilySepsidae
SubfamilySepsinae
GenusParapalaeosepsis
SpeciesParapalaeosepsis plebeia
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