Drone fly at Braidwood, NSW
Identification history
| Eristalis tenax | 20 Feb 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Apis mellifera | 16 Feb 2025 | PeterA | ||
| Apis mellifera | 15 Feb 2025 | MatthewFrawley |
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2 comments
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
20 Feb 2025
Thanks Robert, I thought it looked a bit different but just assumed it was a European honey bee. Perhaps @PeterA could have another look?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.792227-35.454767
- Altitude 675.0m
- Places Braidwood, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 15 Feb 2025 11:21 AM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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72 Araluen Road MatthewFrawley NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- Buddleja Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- 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
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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