Psilota rubra
Red-tailed hoverfly at Wodonga, VIC
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| Psilota rubra | 27 Mar 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Psilota rubra | 13 Mar 2023 | KylieWaldon | ||
| Unverified | 13 Mar 2023 | KylieWaldon |
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I've heard of a resin bee before, but not a resin fly! I was looking at something else when I noticed these tiny flies going for the resin sap down the trunk of this wattle tree. They landed near it, disappeared into a hole (separately) and then came back out. Lots of hovering before and after. A new one on me.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.880508-36.142226
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 13 Mar 2023 04:26 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- Mesmerising nature moments..... KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Psilota rubra Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Psilota rubra Scientific name
- Red-tailed hoverfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 667.3m Recorded at altitude
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