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Sighting 4352262

Eristalis tenax

Drone fly at QPRC LGA

Eristalis tenax at QPRC LGA - suppressed
Eristalis tenax at QPRC LGA - suppressed
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Identification history

Eristalis tenax 4 Jul 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Eristalis tenax 24 Oct 2021 MichaelBedingfield
Unverified 20 Oct 2020 Tmac

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User's notes

flying fast, not stopping much, when it stopped was only for a few seconds. close to small water patch. interesting white bubble / egg looking things above its leg, weird.

1 comment

RogerF wrote:
   24 Oct 2021
Its a fly! Pssibly an Eristalis

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Eristalis tenax Scientific name
  • Drone fly Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1666.34m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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