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Native-bee-mimic Fly - Eumerus sp.
Family Syrphidae
This page contains pictures and information about Native-bee-mimic Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 10mm
- This hoverfly is relatively smaller. We saw them only once in Alexandra Hill during late summer. We saw some of them feeding on the pink wild flowers Grass Lily, ( also known as Slug Herb or Blue Murdannia, Murdannia graminea, family Campanulaceae). This flower is common in Alexandra Hill.
- Most hover flies mimic bees or warps. We believed this black small hover fly mimics the Australian native bees.
- Thanks to Gerard Pennards for the ID advice of this species.
- Reference:
- 1. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
- 2. Eumerus sp. A - Common Hover Fly - Graeme's Insects of Townsville, Australia.
