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 hover fly ID please. Taken in my backyard tonight. Adelaide, South Australia
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| Peter Ede |
Posted on 10-09-2009 10:16
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 Member Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 9 Joined: 21.08.09 |
  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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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 10-09-2009 10:45
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
this is not syrphid but a Stratiomyidae fly. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 10-09-2009 10:49
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Stratiomyinae, Odontomyiini
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| Peter Ede |
Posted on 10-09-2009 11:14
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Member Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 9 Joined: 21.08.09 |
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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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 10-09-2009 11:18
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Hehe, that also sounds more like an odontomyiine than a syrphid. 
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