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It fell out of the air and died right next to me. Spotted in Melbourne Australia. Quite small, a bit smaller than the tip of a standard flathead screwdriver

A bit of Google Lens'ing suggests it looks quite similar to Eupeodes lapponicus, but that's a European/North American species. I'm a bit awestruck by the pattern

No stinger

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I used Picture Insect and it says hover fly. Now I have to check if I signed up to a free trial for something I don't want to pay for down the road.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago