Eristalis tenax

Drone fly at Watson, ACT

Eristalis tenax at Watson, ACT - 3 Dec 2022
Eristalis tenax at Watson, ACT - 3 Dec 2022
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Eristalis tenax 5 Dec 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 3 Dec 2022 AniseStar

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Epidesmia hypenaria (Long-nosed Epidesmia) at Watson, ACT - 9 Nov 2024 by AniseStar
Litoria verreauxii verreauxii (Whistling Tree-frog) at Watson, ACT - 11 Oct 2024 by AniseStar
Psyllidae sp. (family) (Unidentified psyllid or lerp insect) at Watson, ACT - 18 Sep 2024 by AniseStar
Plutella xylostella (Diamondback Moth) at Watson, ACT - 17 Sep 2024 by AniseStar
Gymnopilus junonius (Spectacular Rustgill) at Watson Green Space - 20 Apr 2024 by AniseStar
Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden Rain Tree) at Watson, ACT - 20 Apr 2024 by AniseStar
Leucania uda (A Noctuid moth) at Watson, ACT - 4 Apr 2024 by AniseStar
Leucania (genus) (A noctuid moth) at Watson, ACT - 1 Apr 2024 by AniseStar
Scopula optivata (Varied Wave) at Watson Green Space - 22 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Episcaphula australis (Fungus beetle) at Watson Green Space - 16 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Nyssus coloripes (Spotted Ground Swift Spider) at Watson Green Space - 16 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Hednota species near grammellus (Pyralid or snout moth) at Watson, ACT - 14 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Cassinia quinquefaria (Rosemary Cassinia) at Watson Green Space - 11 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Pterygophorus cinctus (Bottlebrush sawfly) at Watson Green Space - 11 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Trichonephila edulis (Golden orb weaver) at Watson Green Space - 11 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Plebs bradleyi (Enamelled spider) at Watson Green Space - 11 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Rytidosperma sp. (Wallaby Grass) at Watson Green Space - 11 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Isopedella pessleri (A huntsman spider) at Watson Green Space - 11 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Watson Green Space - 10 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Cheiracanthium sp. (genus) (Unidentified Slender Sac Spider) at Watson Green Space - 10 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Culladia cuneiferellus (Crambinae moth) at Watson Green Space - 10 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Caedicia sp. (genus) (Katydid) at Watson, ACT - 2 Mar 2024 by AniseStar
Bursaria spinosa (Native Blackthorn, Sweet Bursaria) at Watson Green Space - 28 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
zz bolete at Watson Green Space - 26 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Acacia implexa (Hickory Wattle, Lightwood) at Watson Green Space - 26 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at Watson Green Space - 26 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Pterohelaeus granuliger (Pie-dish beetle) at Watson, ACT - 26 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Chondropyga dorsalis (Cowboy beetle) at Watson Green Space - 26 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Goodenia ovata (Hop Goodenia) at Watson Green Space - 26 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Melaleuca sp. (A Melaleuca) at Watson Green Space - 26 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Solanum linearifolium (Kangaroo Apple) at Watson, ACT - 26 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug) at Watson Green Space - 25 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Christinus marmoratus (Southern Marbled Gecko) at Watson, ACT - 25 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Araneinae (subfamily) (Orb weaver) at Watson, ACT - 25 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Limax maximus (Leopard Slug, Great Grey Slug) at Watson Green Space - 25 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Neosparassus calligaster (Beautiful Badge Huntsman) at Watson Green Space - 25 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Watson Green Space - 25 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Oncopera (genus) (A Bardie moth) at Watson Green Space - 25 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Watson Green Space - 25 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Aedes (Rampamyia) notoscriptus (Striped Mosquito) at Watson, ACT - 25 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Pseudomantis albofimbriata (False garden mantis) at Watson, ACT - 25 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink) at Watson, ACT - 25 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Watson, ACT - 25 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Watson, ACT - 25 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Tiliqua scincoides scincoides (Eastern Blue-tongue) at Watson, ACT - 24 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown) at Watson, ACT - 24 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Leucauge dromedaria (Silver dromedary spider) at Watson, ACT - 23 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Armadillidium vulgare (Slater bug, woodlouse, pill bug, roley poley) at Watson, ACT - 23 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Christinus marmoratus (Southern Marbled Gecko) at Watson, ACT - 23 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Cryptachaea gigantipes (White porch spider) at Watson, ACT - 22 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Polistes sp. (genus) (Unidentified paper wasp) at Watson, ACT - 22 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Dindymus circumcinctus (Bordered harlequin bug) at Watson Green Space - 12 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Pterohelaeus piceus (Pie-dish beetle) at Watson Green Space - 12 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Orthorhinus cylindrirostris (Elephant Weevil) at Watson Green Space - 12 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Orthorhinus klugii (Vine weevil) at Watson Green Space - 12 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Watson, ACT - 6 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Watson Green Space - 6 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly) at Watson Green Space - 6 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Adoxia sp. (genus) (Leaf beetle) at Watson Green Space - 6 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Ogcodes basalis (A hunch-back fly) at Watson Green Space - 6 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Watson, ACT - 6 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink) at Watson, ACT - 5 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Watson, ACT - 2 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Ogcodes basalis (A hunch-back fly) at Watson, ACT - 1 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Arsipoda sp. (genus) (A flea beetle) at Watson, ACT - 1 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Callidemum hypochalceum (Hop-bush leaf beetle) at Watson Green Space - 1 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Pterohelaeus piceus (Pie-dish beetle) at Watson Green Space - 1 Jan 2024 by AniseStar
Norfolius howensis (Diamond-banded Nymphid) at Watson, ACT - 15 Dec 2023 by AniseStar
Eumeninae (subfamily) (Unidentified Potter wasp) at Watson, ACT - 13 Dec 2023 by AniseStar
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Watson, ACT - 13 Dec 2023 by AniseStar
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Watson, ACT - 13 Dec 2023 by AniseStar
Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth) at Watson, ACT - 7 Dec 2023 by AniseStar
Orthorhinus cylindrirostris (Elephant Weevil) at Watson, ACT - 27 Nov 2023 by AniseStar
Nyssus coloripes (Spotted Ground Swift Spider) at Watson, ACT - 17 Nov 2023 by AniseStar
Perga sp. (genus) (Sawfly or Spitfire) at Watson, ACT - 1 Jul 2023 by AniseStar
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Watson, ACT - 15 Jun 2023 by AniseStar
Asparagus plumosus (Climbing Asparagus Fern) at Watson, ACT - 12 Jun 2023 by AniseStar
Zaprochilus australis (Twig-mimic katydid) at Watson, ACT - 14 May 2023 by AniseStar
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Watson, ACT - 12 Mar 2023 by AniseStar
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Watson, ACT - 2 Mar 2023 by AniseStar
Poecilasthena (genus) (A looper moth) at Watson, ACT - 13 Jan 2023 by AniseStar
Torbia viridissima (Gum Leaf Katydid) at Watson, ACT - 2 Dec 2022 by AniseStar
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Watson, ACT - 2 Dec 2022 by AniseStar
Tephritidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Fruit or Seed fly) at Watson, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by AniseStar
Austrostipa scabra (Corkscrew Grass, Slender Speargrass) at Watson, ACT - 10 Nov 2022 by AniseStar
Onthophagus auritus (Dung beetle) at Watson, ACT - 5 Nov 2022 by AniseStar
Lophyrotoma sp. (genus) (Sawfly) at Watson, ACT - 10 Apr 2022 by AniseStar
Tragopogon sp. (A Goatsbeard) at Watson, ACT - 26 Mar 2022 by AniseStar
Tragopogon dubius (Goatsbeard) at Watson, ACT - 26 Mar 2022 by AniseStar
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain, Lamb's Tongues) at Watson, ACT - 26 Mar 2022 by AniseStar
Gamochaeta calviceps (Narrowleaf Purple Everlasting) at Watson, ACT - 26 Mar 2022 by AniseStar
Austracantha minax (Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider) at Watson, ACT - 25 Mar 2022 by AniseStar
Eurinopsyche sp. (genus) (A Lantern Bug) at Watson, ACT - 19 Mar 2022 by AniseStar
Polygonum sp. (Wireweed) at Watson, ACT - 19 Mar 2022 by AniseStar
Lepidium africanum (Common Peppercress) at Watson, ACT - 19 Mar 2022 by AniseStar
Coreidae (family) (Coreid plant bug) at Watson, ACT - 19 Mar 2022 by AniseStar
Lycosidae (family) (Unidentified wolf spider) at Watson, ACT - 19 Mar 2022 by AniseStar
Paspalum dilatatum (Paspalum) at Watson, ACT - 19 Mar 2022 by AniseStar
Asura lydia (Lydia Lichen Moth) at Watson, ACT - 19 Mar 2022 by AniseStar
Pergidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Sawfly) at Watson, ACT - 19 Mar 2022 by AniseStar

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 3 Dec 2022 11:26 AM Recorded on
  • AniseStar Recorded by

Additional information

  • Daisy Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Collecting pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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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