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Native Drone Fly - Eristalinus sp.
Family Syrphidae
This page contains pictures and information about Native Drone Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 10mm
- Pictures were taken in Wishart Outlook along Bulimba Creek during a very hot day
in late summer. The fly was resting on a Acacia leaf. The fly produces a
loud buzz similar to bee.
- From the reference information, the larva has long thin tail, thus, called a Rat-tailed Maggot. The rat-tailed maggot usually breeds in drains, sewage pools, and other stagnant water.
- Reference:
- 1. A field guide to insects in Australia - By Paul Zborowski and Ross Storey, Reed New Holland, 1996, p141.
- 2. Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus) - Australian Insect Common Names, CSIRO, 2005.
