Simosyrphus grandicornis
Common hover fly at Watson, ACT
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| Simosyrphus grandicornis | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Nov 2023 | |
| Unverified | abread111 | 1 Nov 2023 |
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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
- Bulbine glauca Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- abread111 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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