Eristalis tenax

Drone fly at Cook, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.073666-35.263257
• Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 17 Mar 2022 01:21 PM Recorded on
• Tammy Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera)

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect 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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