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Microdontinae
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Small Slander Hover Fly
Small Yellow Hover Fly 
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Small Yellow Hover Fly - ? Melanostoma sp.

Family Syrphidae

This page contains pictures and information about Small Slender Hover Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 6mm 
 
This is a small yellow Hover Fly. Its thorax covered with dense yellow hairs. Abdomen is orange-yellow in colour with thin dark bands. 
 
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Photos were taken in Karawatha Forest on May 2010.
 
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Also found them in Wishart Bushland near Bulimba Creek on Aug 2009.
 
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Reference:
1. Genus Melanostoma - Flower Flies (Syrphidae), LIFEDESK COMMUNITY.  

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Last updated: February 10, 2013.