1 A bee-mimic hover fly at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Malometasternum rufocaudatum | 16 Jun 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 15 Jun 2023 | AlisonMilton |
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7 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
16 Jun 2023
That fly is a great bee mimic and one that I have not come across before. I will be interested to learn exactly what it is. (The antennae give it away.)
RogerF
wrote:
16 Jun 2023
Well spotted Alison. I've never seen this bee mimic either. Looks like its a Megachile hackeri mimic but is smaller. Obviously a pollen feeder like most Syrphids. Is it on A. genistifolia? Co-ordinates not quite right -middle of road.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
17 Jun 2023
Hi Roger, I've corrected the location. The plant it was feeding on is more likely Acacia dealbata though I can't be sure that's completely accurate. There are two mature buses just a few minutes from my place so I'll look for it again in spring.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.030467-35.238631
- Altitude 716.8m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Nov 2022 10:05 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Malometasternum rufocaudatum Scientific name
- A bee-mimic hover fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 716.8m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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