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MatthewFrawley wrote:
20 Feb 2025
Thanks Robert, I thought it looked a bit different but just assumed it was a European honey bee. Perhaps @PeterA could have another look?
Eristalis tenax
RobertD wrote:
20 Feb 2025
To me this looks more like Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
14 Jan 2025
Just two wings Kylie so a fly - a wasp mimic
Ceriana (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
3 Jan 2025
Not Alobaccha see Mengual X, Thompson CF (2015) Australian Allograpta Osten Sacken (Diptera, Syrphidae). ZooKeys 513 65-78.
Asiobaccha notofasciata
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
2 Jan 2025
Eumerus?
Melangyna collata

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Eupeodes (Macrosyrphus) confrater

Melangyna sp. (genus)

Ceriana (genus) at Hall, ACT

Ceriana ornata at Hall, ACT

Eristalis tenax at Penrose, NSW

Eristalis tenax at Penrose, NSW

Eristalis tenax at Aranda, ACT

Melangyna viridiceps

Eristalinus punctulatus at Hall, ACT

Eristalinus punctulatus at Hall, ACT

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