Simosyrphus grandicornis

Common hover fly at Haig Park

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.120958-35.268888
• Altitude 563.8m
• Maps Haig Park Sullivans Creek, Turner City Renewal Authority Area
• Places Turner, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 9 Nov 2023 09:17 AM Recorded on
• ConBoekel Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Oilseed. Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a 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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