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Golden Drone Fly

Family - Syrphidae Eristalinus sp.

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

All golden 8mm fly with darkly outlined segments

Habitat:

Sub tropical areas, breeds in stagnant water

Notes:

Not a very good photo but important because this fly was well out of its normal territory. At the same time as we experienced a record wet summer and saw many other instances of invaders from the tropical north. Commonly around Brisbane 2000km north.

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