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Garden Maggot

Bibio imitator

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 18, February 4, March 2, April 1, May 1, June 0, July 0, August 6, September 34, October 435, November 832, December 156.
Australia1,489
Victoria950
New South Wales211
South Australia191
Western Australia72
Australian Capital Territory39
Queensland24
Tasmania1
Other Territories1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderFlies · Diptera
FamilyMarch Flies · Bibionidae
GenusBibio

Sources

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Practise Garden Maggot with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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