Eristalinus punctulatus

Golden Native Drone Fly at Higgins, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.030357-35.238830
• Altitude 659.9m
• Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 27 Nov 2022 09:47 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Acacia Associated plant
• 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

• Eristalinus punctulatus Scientific name
• Golden Native Drone Fly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1211m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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