Syrphini sp. (tribe)

Unidentified syrphine hover fly at Higgins, ACT

Syrphini sp. (tribe) at Higgins, ACT - 17 Jun 2020
Syrphini sp. (tribe) at Higgins, ACT - 17 Jun 2020
Syrphini sp. (tribe) at Higgins, ACT - 17 Jun 2020
Syrphini sp. (tribe) at Higgins, ACT - 17 Jun 2020
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Identification history

Melangyna sp. (genus) 25 Sep 2020 AlisonMilton
Syrphini sp. (tribe) 8 Aug 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Simosyrphus grandicornis 20 Jun 2020 AlisonMilton

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Number is an estimate only. A largish patch of milk weed with flies on most flowers and with as many as four insects on an individual flower.

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   8 Aug 2020
I think the last image where the fly has a yellow stripe on the side of its body is Simosyrphus the other images are of Melangyna

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  • Milkweed Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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