Hover flies (Syrphidae)

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Hover flies (Syrphidae)

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Melangyna viridiceps at Greenway, ACT - Today by RodDeb

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Scullin, ACT - 24 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Holt, ACT - 25 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Eristalis tenax (Drone fly) at Weston, ACT - 26 Apr 2025 by BJR

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Higgins, ACT - 26 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Parkes, ACT - 23 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Melangyna collatus (Hover fly) at Higgins, ACT - 22 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Higgins, ACT - 22 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly) at Uriarra Village, ACT - 23 Aug 2025 by DavidDedenczuk

Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly) at Russell, ACT - 21 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Melangyna collata (A hover fly) at Monash, ACT - 17 Aug 2025 by jackQ

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Russell, ACT - 12 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Turner, ACT - 9 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

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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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

28 Aug 2025

Sorry not as exciting as a tadpole but the larvae form of a European Bee mimic Hover Fly. The larvae has the rather derogatory name of a rat-tailed maggot.

Eristalis tenax

KimberiRP wrote:

27 Aug 2025

A male

Melangyna viridiceps

KimberiRP wrote:

27 Aug 2025

A female

Melangyna viridiceps

MazzV wrote:

21 Aug 2025

Thanks @MichaelMulvaney for the extra info, by way of a suggested species name. Every bit helps steer in the right direction!

Cheers,

MazzV

Syrphini (tribe)

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

7 Aug 2025

No, he got a notification immediately.

Eristalinus punctulatus

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