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Hover flies (Syrphidae)

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Hover flies (Syrphidae)

Featured sightings

Asiobaccha notofasciata (A wasp-like hover fly) at Girards Hill, NSW - 30 Jul 2024 by Hejor1

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Sep 2024 by KylieWaldon

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Yackandandah, VIC - 5 Aug 2023 by KylieWaldon

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Campbell, ACT - 11 Aug 2023 by Pirom

Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly) at Stromlo, ACT - 5 Aug 2023 by KorinneM

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Thurgoona, NSW - 20 Nov 2021 by ChrisAllen

Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) breviscapa (Wasp-mimic hoverfly) at Acton, ACT - 21 Oct 2018 by TimL

Latest sightings

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Kingston, ACT - 7 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Microdontinae (subfamily) (Hover fly) at Kingston, ACT - 7 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly) at Cook, ACT - 4 Aug 2025 by CathB

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Downer, ACT - 5 Aug 2025 by RobertD

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:

7 Aug 2025

No, he got a notification immediately.

Eristalinus punctulatus

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

7 Aug 2025

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Eristalinus punctulatus

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

4 Aug 2025

Microdontinae

Microdontinae (subfamily)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

30 Jul 2025

Possibly Simosyrphus grandicornis

Syrphini (tribe)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

12 Jun 2025

My money is on the flower

Melangyna sp. (genus)

Recent activity

Simosyrphus grandicornis at Kingston, ACT

Microdontinae (subfamily) at Kingston, ACT

Melangyna sp. (genus) at Kingston, ACT

Microdontinae (subfamily) at Kingston, ACT

Simosyrphus grandicornis at Downer, ACT

Melangyna sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT

Simosyrphus grandicornis at Downer, ACT

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