Eristalis tenax
Drone fly at Wodonga, VIC
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| Eristalis tenax | MichaelBedingfield | 19 Dec 2022 | |
| Eristalis tenax | KylieWaldon | 17 Dec 2022 |
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Its slower in flight than a European Honey Bee but almost the same size. It wandered past several daisy flowers before landing here. The spiders didn't get them all!
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.880978-36.143034
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2022 08:45 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- daylily Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr 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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6 / 7
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