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    I have not seen these before ... had a couple in the garden this morning. Are they fruit fly? Sound just like a blowfly.

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    Barb
    "If you change the way you look at things ........ the things you look at change"

  • #2
    Nice shots Barb. They aren't Queensland Fruit Fly which look a bit like wasps. I think most fruit fly are quite small.
    Alan W

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    • #3
      Thanks for comment Alan

      I noticed one hovering this afternoon ... and as the back looks similar to a hoverfly ... I googled ..... and I believe it is a hoverfly, although the eye colour has me a bit baffled. Will have to google some more.

      Edit: It is a Spot Eyed Hoverfly
      Last edited by Sully; 24-10-2016, 01:31 PM.
      Barb
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      • #4
        NATIVE DRONE FLY FACTS
        Identification
        The Native Drone Fly is a brightly coloured hover fly with large strange spotted eyes. The body is black and orange striped. They have a hovering flight and make a droning noise like a bee, hence the common name.

        Size
        10mm

        Habitat
        usually seen near flowers

        Food
        adult feeds on nectar

        Breeding
        Larvae of many hover fly species prey on aphids and other mall soft bodied insects. Not sure about the native Drone Fly?



        Classification
        Class: Insecta
        Order: Diptera
        Family: Syrphidae
        Genus: Eristalinus
        Species: punctulatus
        Common Name: Native Drone Fly

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        • #5
          Thanks for the correct info Paul
          Barb
          "If you change the way you look at things ........ the things you look at change"

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          • #6
            Think I've only seen these once so they obviously aren't common.
            A HAPPY PENTAX USER

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            • #7
              A friend has lots of them in her garden in Adelaide ...... they must have blown across with all the wind we have had
              Barb
              "If you change the way you look at things ........ the things you look at change"

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