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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
14 Jan 2025
Just two wings Kylie so a fly - a wasp mimic
Ceriana (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
3 Jan 2025
Not Alobaccha see Mengual X, Thompson CF (2015) Australian Allograpta Osten Sacken (Diptera, Syrphidae). ZooKeys 513 65-78.
Asiobaccha notofasciata
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
2 Jan 2025
Eumerus?
Melangyna collata
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
2 Jan 2025
2nd image appears to be Melangyna
Simosyrphus grandicornis
DPRees125 wrote:
3 Dec 2024
thank you for that, thought it was a bit different
Cyphipelta rufocyanea

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