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Drone Fly - ? Eristalinus sp.

This page contains pictures and information about Drone Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 10mm
 
We often found this wasp-mimic fly in bush during early summer. It has dark colour wings, yellow and black bands body and large eyes, the warning colours just good enough to mimic a wasp. But it has short antenna, one pair of wings and those tell us it is a fly.
 
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This fly is easily found near the creek.
 
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The fly was found either resting on leaves or feeding on flowers.
 
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Reference:
1. Insects of Australia - CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p763.
2. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus & Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p368.

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Last updated: February 07, 2008.