Common hover fly at Watson, ACT
Identification history
| Simosyrphus grandicornis | 6 Nov 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Nov 2023 | abread111 |
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The larger of two types of hover fly active on the rock lilies, with wings spread when on the flowers.
Bees, both European honey bees (few) and small native bees also working these flowers.
Hover flies also active on a wide range of other flowers in the garden.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.150699-35.238570
- Altitude 602.0m
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2023 11:23 AM Recorded on
- abread111 Recorded by
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Insects Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) abread111 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Bulbine glauca Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
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
- Machine learning
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