Golden Native Drone Fly at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Eristalinus punctulatus | 13 Nov 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Eristalinus punctulatus | 11 Nov 2024 | TimL |
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Assumed to be a male as the compound eyes meet in the middle of the head with no space between them.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.110008-35.277420
- Altitude 595.9m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Nov 2024 10:28 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae)
Additional information
- There was a native bee present on the flower but no interaction between the drone fly and the bee. Associated Insect
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Male Gender
- 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
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