Syrphidae (family)
Unidentified Hover fly at Phillip, ACT
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| Syrphidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Nov 2024 | |
| Syrphidae (family) | michael.batley | 3 Nov 2024 | |
| Thyreus caeruleopunctatus | CarbonAI | 3 Nov 2024 | |
| Unverified | shube | 3 Nov 2024 |
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Very warm windy day, as I watered potted plants in courtyard, late afternoon, was aware of several dozen bee type insect. They were hovering or sitting on strip like leaves.
Would they be speaking shelter from the wind?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.096997-35.353125
- Altitude 644.6m
- Places Phillip, ACT
Sighting information
- 30 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2024 05:14 PM Recorded on
- shube Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
- none Associated animal
- strappy leaved plant with droopy pink flowers strappy leaved pot plant with pink droopy flowers Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- shube Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Syrphidae (family) Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Syrphidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Hover fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1468.16m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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6 / 7
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