Eristalis tenax
Drone fly at Weston, ACT
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| Eristalis tenax | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Aug 2025 | |
| Eristalis tenax | WendyEM | 27 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | BJR | 27 Aug 2025 |
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Tadpole in Wildlife Pond at 35 Fowles Street Weston.
2 cm long
Associated plants - Myriophyllum Crispatum (Water Millfoil) and Crassual Helmsii (Swamp Stone Crop)
1 comment
28 Aug 2025
Sorry not as exciting as a tadpole but the larvae form of a European Bee mimic Hover Fly. The larvae has the rather derogatory name of a rat-tailed maggot.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.063748-35.342719
- Places Weston, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Apr 2025 04:46 AM Recorded on
- BJR Recorded by
Collections
- BJR NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Eristalis tenax Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Eristalis tenax Scientific name
- Drone fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1666.34m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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4 / 7
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