Sphaerophoria macrogaster

Hover Fly at Tathra, NSW

Sphaerophoria macrogaster at Tathra, NSW - 6 Nov 2016
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Unidentified 6 Nov 2016 KerryVance

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Possibly a Yellow-shouldered Hover Fly, Ischiodon scutellaris. It was on the same dandelion as a smaller species of hover fly.

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KerriLee wrote:
   6 Sep 2017
Hi Kerry - this appears to be Sphaerophoria macrogaster - the '3 full + 2 partial' yellow stripes on the long abdomen are a good match for the records in ALA. Cheers.

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