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Hover flies (Syrphidae)

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Hover flies (Syrphidae)

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Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Bonny Hills, NSW by pls047
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Page, ACT by DonTaylor
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at Yackandandah, VIC by KylieWaldon
Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly) at Lindfield, NSW by Hejor1
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at Higgins, ACT by AlisonMilton
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Wallaroo, NSW by Jek
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at Mongarlowe, NSW by LisaH
Ceriana (genus) (A wasp mimic hoverfly) at Macnamara, ACT by Christine
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at Captains Flat, NSW by clarehoneydove
Eristalis tenax (Drone fly) at Acton, ACT by JohnBundock
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Florey, ACT by KorinneM
Syrphini (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly) at Latham, ACT by MaryWebb
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Casey, ACT by Hejor1
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Dunlop, ACT by kasiaaus
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Esk, NSW by MazzV
Unidentified Hover fly (Syrphidae) at Copmanhurst, NSW by MazzV
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Rosewood, NSW by Darcy
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Holt, ACT by AlisonMilton
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Mittagong, NSW by Span102
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at Penrose, NSW by Aussiegall
Eristalis tenax (Drone fly) at Kambah, ACT by GirtsO
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC by KylieWaldon
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at Higgins, ACT by Jennybach
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus

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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?
Unidentified Hover fly (Syrphidae)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
2 Jan 2025
2nd image appears to be Melangyna
Simosyrphus grandicornis
DPRees125 wrote:
3 Dec 2024
thank you for that, thought it was a bit different
Cyphipelta rufocyanea

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Melangyna sp. (genus) at Lindfield, NSW

Eristalinus punctulatus at Yackandandah, VIC

Simosyrphus grandicornis at Bonny Hills, NSW

Simosyrphus grandicornis at Page, ACT

Melangyna viridiceps at Page, ACT

Eristalinus punctulatus at Yackandandah, VIC

Melangyna sp. (genus) at Lindfield, NSW

Eristalinus punctulatus at Higgins, ACT

Eristalinus (genus) at Higgins, ACT

Melangyna viridiceps at Wallaroo, NSW

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