Eristalis tenax

Drone fly at Dunlop, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.013825-35.202572
• Altitude 560.9m
• Places Dunlop, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 10 Feb 2024 03:05 PM Recorded on
• JR Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect on Flower
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• westringia Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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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