Austrosciapus connexus (Walker, 1835) is a animal in the Dolichopodidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Austrosciapus connexus (Walker, 1835)

Austrosciapus connexus (Walker, 1835)

Austrosciapus connexus is a small metallic green long-legged fly with two fused anterior brown wing bands.

Genus
Austrosciapus
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Austrosciapus connexus (Walker, 1835)

Scientific name: Austrosciapus connexus (Walker, 1835)

Description: Austrosciapus connexus measures between 4.4 and 4.8 mm in length, has a metallic green appearance, and bears two broad brown bands on its wings that are fused at the anterior end.

Photo: (c) Bruce Cathie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bruce Cathie · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Dolichopodidae Austrosciapus

More from Dolichopodidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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