Eristalis tenax

Drone fly at ANBG

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.107323-35.276110
• Altitude 623.2m
• Maps ANBG
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 17 May 2024 03:02 PM Recorded on
• TimL Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a 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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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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