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Hover Fly

Ischiodon scutellaris

Description:

A small wasp (I think) about 2 cm long with yellow, black and orange spots.

Habitat:

Royal botanical gardens, Sydney, Australia

1 Species ID Suggestions

Wilson W
Wilson W 10 years ago
Hover Fly
Ischiodon scutellaris Hover fly « Bug Shots


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1 Comment

John La Salle
John La Salle 10 years ago

Not a wasp but a wasp-mimicking hover fly in the family Syrphidae.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly

thrownshuriken
Spotted by
thrownshuriken

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Dec 30, 2013
Submitted on Dec 30, 2013

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