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Yellow-shouldered Hover Fly

Ischiodon scutellaris

Description:

Brightly coloured yellow and black stripes on abdomen, short antennae. Body length 6mm. Cruising the mass of flowers of Alphitonia oblata.

Habitat:

Open woodland. James Cook University, Cairns QLD

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2 Comments

Andrea Lim
Andrea Lim 10 years ago

Thank you Maria!

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Beautiful series

Andrea Lim
Spotted by
Andrea Lim

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Apr 20, 2013
Submitted on Apr 20, 2013

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