Simosyrphus grandicornis
2 Common hover fly at Thurgoona, NSW
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| Simosyrphus grandicornis | MichaelBedingfield | 21 Nov 2021 | |
| Unverified | ChrisAllen | 20 Nov 2021 |
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It's the longest I've ever seen these insects sit still for. They seemed to be enjoying our Discovery garden poppys
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.984014-36.027089
- Altitude 191.1m
- Places Thurgoona, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2021 10:24 AM Recorded on
- ChrisAllen Recorded by
- Poppy Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- Featured ChrisAllen Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Simosyrphus grandicornis Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Simosyrphus grandicornis Scientific name
- Common hover fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1029.9m Recorded at altitude
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