Psilota rubra

Red-tailed hoverfly at Wodonga, VIC

Psilota rubra at Wodonga, VIC - 13 Mar 2023 04:26 PM
Psilota rubra at Wodonga, VIC - 13 Mar 2023 04:26 PM
Psilota rubra at Wodonga, VIC - 13 Mar 2023 04:26 PM
Psilota rubra at Wodonga, VIC - 13 Mar 2023 04:26 PM
Psilota rubra at Wodonga, VIC - 13 Mar 2023 04:26 PM
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Psilota rubra 27 Mar 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Psilota rubra 13 Mar 2023 KylieWaldon
Unidentified 13 Mar 2023 KylieWaldon

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I've heard of a resin bee before, but not a resin fly! I was looking at something else when I noticed these tiny flies going for the resin sap down the trunk of this wattle tree. They landed near it, disappeared into a hole (separately) and then came back out. Lots of hovering before and after. A new one on me.

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