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- This page contains pictures and information about Water-skating Flies
in Family Ephydridae that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Most species in this family are associated with plants or algae near water.
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- Water-skating Fly
 - Hydrellia sp. body length 3mm
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- This fly is quit common on still muddy small ponds in Brisbane. Many of
them can be seen skating on the water surface.
- Reference:
- 1. On
the Fly, The Interactive Atlas and Key to Australian Fly Families CD Rom
- Hamilton, J. et al. 2006. Brisbane : CBIT & ABRS.
- 2. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
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