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True flies (Diptera)
Hover flies (Syrphidae)

Hover flies (Syrphidae)

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Hover flies (Syrphidae)

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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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