Simosyrphus grandicornis

Common hover fly at Belconnen, ACT

Simosyrphus grandicornis at Belconnen, ACT - 15 Sep 2024
Simosyrphus grandicornis at Belconnen, ACT - 15 Sep 2024
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Identification history

Simosyrphus grandicornis 17 Sep 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 16 Sep 2024 JohnGiacon

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Illeis galbula (Fungus-eating Ladybird) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 4 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis (Asian paper wasp) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 4 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 4 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Heliocosma (genus - immature) (A tortrix or leafroller moth) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 4 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Chrysididae (family) (Cuckoo wasp or Emerald wasp) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 4 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Deliochus pulcher (Beautiful Deliochus spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Heliocosma (genus - immature) (A tortrix or leafroller moth) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Cylindromyia sp. (genus) (Bristle fly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Dindymus versicolor (Harlequin Bug) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 28 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Coccoidea (superfamily) (Mealy bug or scale insect) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 28 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Ischnura aurora (Aurora Bluetail) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 28 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Hellula hydralis (Cabbage Centre Moth) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 26 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Badumna insignis (Black House Spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 26 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Digitaria sanguinalis (Summer Grass) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 25 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 25 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Trametes sp. at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 25 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Myrmecia pyriformis (A Bull ant) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 25 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Rhytidoponera metallica (Greenhead ant) at Belconnen, ACT - 25 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Sporobolus africanus (Parramatta Grass, Rat's Tail Grass) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 24 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Phalaenoides tristifica (Willow-herb Day-moth) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 23 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Tenodera australasiae (Purple-winged mantid) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 23 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Pterygophorus cinctus (Bottlebrush sawfly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Sporobolus creber (Slender Rat's Tail Grass) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Ellipsidion humerale (Common Ellipsidion) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 18 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Russula sp. (genus) (Russula) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 18 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 18 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Eudynamys orientalis (Pacific Koel) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 18 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Emu Creek - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Epicoma melanosticta (Common Epicoma) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Emu Creek - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Belconnen, ACT - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Gonipterus scutellatus (Eucalyptus snout beetle, gum tree weevil) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 16 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Philoponella congregabilis (Social house spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 14 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Nematomorpha (phylum) (Gordian worm, horsehair worm) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Melaleuca parvistaminea (Small-flowered Honey-myrtle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Lucilia cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Ecnolagria sp. (genus) (A brown darkling beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Scolypopa australis (Passionvine hopper, Fluffy bum) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 4 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Isopeda sp. (genus) (Huntsman Spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 4 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 2 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Phalaenoides glycinae (Grapevine Moth) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 2 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Oxalis thompsoniae (Fluffy-fruit Wood-sorrel) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 2 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 1 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Prunus serotina (Black Cherry) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 1 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Opisthoncus sexmaculatus (Six-marked jumping spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 1 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Caenoplana bicolor (Two-tone Planarian) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 1 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Acacia parramattensis (Parramatta Green Wattle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 1 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Robshelfordia circumducta (Shelford's Variable Cockroach) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 1 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Sericesthis nigrolineata (Dusky pasture scarab) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 31 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lophyrotoma interrupta (Cattle Poisoning Sawfly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 31 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 31 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Vittadinia muelleri (Narrow-leafed New Holland Daisy) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 31 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 30 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Setaria parviflora (Slender Pigeon Grass) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 30 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lygaeidae (family) (Seed bug) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Anischys sp. (genus) (Unidentified Anischys bug) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust, Thorny Locust) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Sporobolus africanus (Parramatta Grass, Rat's Tail Grass) at Emu Creek - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Scolypopa australis (Passionvine hopper, Fluffy bum) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Drymaplaneta communis (Eastern Wood Runner, Common Shining Cockroach) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) (A Bristle Fly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Neorrhina punctata (Spotted flower chafer) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Anthosachne scabra (Common Wheat-grass) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha subsp. macrorhyncha (Red Stringybark) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 21 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Elateridae sp. (family) (Unidentified click beetle) at Emu Creek - 21 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Juncus sp. (A Rush) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 20 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Argoctenus sp. (genus) (Wandering ghost spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 19 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Helicoverpa (genus) (A bollworm) at Emu Creek - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lolium arundinaceum (Tall Fescue) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Epidesmia hypenaria (Long-nosed Epidesmia) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Austroscolia soror (Blue Flower Wasp) at Emu Creek - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Plebs bradleyi (Enamelled spider) at Emu Creek - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lophotoma diagrapha (Double-line Snout Moth) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 16 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon

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  • 200 Abundance
  • 15 Sep 2024 02:45 PM Recorded on
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  • Many: Lomandra, Casuarina, Acacia Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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