The body is black and orange striped and the eyes are pale yellow to orange with dark orange spots. They hover much like a bee with a similar sound hence the common name.

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Habitat They are a nector feeding fly so are commonly seen around flowers
Size Can grow to around 10mm
Origin Native
Distribution Across mainland Australia. (The sighting here is the first known recorded sighting in Tasmania)
Descriptions
Distribution
Across mainland Australia. (The sighting here is the first known recorded sighting in Tasmania)
Habitat
They are a nector feeding fly so are commonly seen around flowers
Size
Can grow to around 10mm
Common Name Native Drone Fly
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderDiptera
SuborderCyclorrhapha
InfraorderAschiza
SuperfamilySyrphoidea
FamilySyrphidae
GenusEristalinus
SpeciesEristalinus punctulatus
Synonyms

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There are no known synonyms for this species
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