Simosyrphus grandicornis

Common hover fly at Conder, ACT

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Identification history

	Simosyrphus grandicornis	1 Feb 2023	MichaelBedingfield
	Ischiodon scutellaris	15 Aug 2022	MichaelBedingfield

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ID by Ken Walker on BowerBird, 9 Nov. 2015; Conder, ACT

2 comments

KimberiRP wrote:

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.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

1 Feb 2023

Thanks Kim

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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
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MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects

Additional information

Wahlenbergia capillaris Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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