Eristalinus punctulatus
Golden Native Drone Fly at Evatt, ACT
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| Eristalinus punctulatus | MichaelBedingfield | 7 May 2020 | |
| Eristalinus punctulatus | TimL | 7 May 2020 |
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A follow-up sighting to 4258813 and 4258814. These images show two different types of Native Drone Fly eye structure. The first three images show a fly where the structure of the eye meets at the front of the head. The final two images show one where the eye structure doesn't meet at the front of the head. Both of these eye types appear to be equally common, based on the flies photographed to date.
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29 Dec 2021
Assumed to be a female where there is a space between the eyes, and a male where there is no space between the eyes.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.064217-35.213393
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 30 Oct 2016 05:16 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eristalinus punctulatus Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Eristalinus punctulatus Scientific name
- Golden Native Drone Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1211m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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