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Native drone fly ( Eristalinus punctulatus )

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    comments (4)

  1. Wow! Those eyes! Posted 6 years ago
    1. Thanks Lisa. Yes the eyes have it. Posted 6 years ago
  2. Nice! Posted 6 years ago
    1. Thank you Christine. Posted 6 years ago

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The Native Drone Fly is a brightly coloured hover fly with large strange spotted eyes. They have a hovering flight and make a droning noise like a bee, hence the common name.

Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ernst
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By Ernst

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Uploaded Dec 6, 2018. Captured Dec 3, 2018 19:59 in 439 Galston Rd, Dural NSW 2158, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/18.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO3200
  • 55mm