Simosyrphus grandicornis
Common hover fly at Conder, ACT
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| Simosyrphus grandicornis | MichaelBedingfield | 1 Feb 2023 | |
| Ischiodon scutellaris | MichaelBedingfield | 15 Aug 2022 |
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ID by Ken Walker on BowerBird, 9 Nov. 2015; Conder, ACT
2 comments
31 Jan 2023
Comparing images in ALA, this looks more like Simosyrphus grandicornis. Looking at the yellow transverse bands on the abdomen, Ischiodon scutellaris has only the first band broken in the middle, whereas S. grandicornis usually has the first three bands broken.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101449-35.464699
- Altitude 614.7m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 19 Oct 2015 06:22 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Wahlenbergia capillaris Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Simosyrphus grandicornis Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Simosyrphus grandicornis Scientific name
- Common hover fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1029.9m Recorded at altitude
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