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Wasp-mimicking Hoverfly - Mesembrius sp.
Family Syrphidae
This page contains pictures and information about Wasp-mimicking Hoverflies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 10mm, female
- We often found this wasp-mimicking hover fly in bush near Bulimba Creek 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. It has short antenna and one pair of wings
which tell us it is a fly. From the wing-veins pattern we can tell it is a
hoverfly.
- This fly is common along the Bulimba Creek near Sunnybank.
- The fly was found either resting on leaves or feeding on flowers.
- Male
- Thanks to Gerard Pennards for the ID advice of this species.
- Reference:
- 1. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
- 2. Mesembrius sp. - Common Hover Fly - Graeme's Insects of Townsville, Australia.
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