Simosyrphus grandicornis

Common hover fly at Cobargo, NSW

Simosyrphus grandicornis at Cobargo, NSW - 28 Dec 2019 08:14 AM
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Simosyrphus grandicornis 11 Jan 2020 KimPullen
Melangyna sp. 11 Jan 2020 JackieMiles
Unidentified 10 Jan 2020 RobParnell

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The bee was on a Borage Plant

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KimPullen wrote:
   12 Jan 2020
Jackie, I hesitated with this one, but the (barely visible) yellow stripe on the side of the thorax and bright yellow face convince me it is Simosyrphus. The yellow dorsal spots on the abdomen are usually more extensive in Simosyrphus, but that is hard to see in this shot.

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