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hover fly ID please. Taken in my backyard tonight. Adelaide, South Australia
Peter Ede
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Thanks for your help. Never seen this hover before. But I'm finding a lot of flies I never noticed before now
 
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 this is not syrphid but a Stratiomyidae fly.
 
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 Stratiomyinae, Odontomyiini
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 Thanks guys
I wasn't sure if it might be somthing other than a hover fly.
He was friendly enough and actually sat easily on my finger
 
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 Hehe, that also sounds more like an odontomyiine than a syrphid. Grin
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