Simosyrphus grandicornis

Common hover fly at Ulladulla, NSW

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Identification history

	Simosyrphus grandicornis	10 Jun 2018	CharlesDove
	Melangyna sp.	30 May 2018	CharlesDove

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4 comments

KerriLee wrote:

10 Jun 2018

Hi Charles - do you think this might be Simosyrphus grandicornis? The 'face' looks pale, and there looks like there might be a yellow stripe along the dorsolateral of the thorax. Check out these couple of links, and see what you think. Perhaps you have another photo of this lovely fly, after it had landed ...?
https://atlasoflife.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/21391
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/20303

CharlesDove wrote:

10 Jun 2018

Yes, I just had a look at the high res pic of it and unfortunately only 3 pics in flight, but I do agree with your ID Simiosyrphus grandiscornis as it looks very close when you match up a few pics of this species, they are never easy.

KerriLee wrote:

11 Jun 2018

They really are not easy, but such wonderful insects - and important pollinators, too!

CharlesDove wrote:

11 Jun 2018

Thank You, yes people do not realise its not just Bees

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Location information

Coordinates 150.483699 -35.352547
Maps Ulladulla Reserves Bushcare One Track For All
Places Ulladulla, NSW

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
26 Jun 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
CharlesDove Recorded by
Collections
Insects Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) CharlesDove

Species information

Simosyrphus grandicornis Scientific name
Common hover fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1029.9m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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