Eristalis tenax

Drone fly at Downer, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.138252-35.247145
• Places Downer, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 29 Jan 2023 02:47 PM Recorded on
• RobertD Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae)

Additional information

• buddleia Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

• Eristalis tenax Scientific name
• Drone fly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Exotic
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1666.34m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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