Syrphini (tribe)

Unidentified syrphine hover fly at Yarralumla, ACT

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Identification history

Syrphini (tribe)	5 Jul 2023	MichaelMulvaney
Melangyna sp. (genus)	14 Oct 2021	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	13 Oct 2021	JaneR

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User's notes

the size is a guess, it might have been a bit bigger but certainly not smaller. The fly arrived while I was starting to photograph the flower, so the first photo is of the fly arriving and landing, wings still whirring. In the second photo, the fly is feeding on the flower

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Location information

Coordinates 149.111267 -35.302489
Altitude 607.2m
Maps Stirling Park
Places Yarralumla, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
12 Oct 2021 04:45 PM Recorded on
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae) JaneR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

bulbine lily Bulbine glauca Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Syrphini (tribe) Scientific name
Unidentified syrphine hover fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1011.57m Recorded at altitude
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