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True flies (Diptera)
Hover flies (Syrphidae)
Sighting 4386014

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Syrphidae (family) 5 May 2025 DiBickers
Unverified 12 Jul 2021 TimL

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Unsure if this is a beetle larva so have placed it under 'Beetles' for now. A second one on the same bush is shown in previous sighting 4386013. There appears to be some destruction of the leaves where both insects have been.

5 comments

RogerF wrote:
   14 Jul 2021
Interesting larva. Could also be a moth larva. Do you know this species of host plant. Worth looking at in spring for adults.
TimL wrote:
   16 Jul 2021
@RogerF I checked the host this morning and found an identification sign in the ground close by but I'm not sure if this is the right information: B 9404792.3 Section 191t. Eucalyptus Stricta - Eucalyptus Burgessiana. Hope this helps. Tim
DiBickers wrote:
   5 May 2025
Just to throw in another option, the body shape kind of reminds me of the brown hoverfly larvae & green hoverfly larvae ( Syrphidae sp.) that I see eating aphids when my veges go to seed? I can see the head end as it tapers (& the bum end is pooping). Did you get to see how it moved ie did the head come to a narrowness like a maggot does as it crawls?
Some examples for you in the link below:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49995-Syrphidae/browse_photos?term_id=1&term_value_id=6
TimL wrote:
   5 May 2025
@DiBickers Thanks for the comment, Di. The sighting was some time ago now but I'm certain that I didn't see any movement at the time. I've kept an eye out for more of these over the years but haven't seen any. I'll check the link. Thanks, Tim
DiBickers wrote:
   5 May 2025
No probs, happy to help @TimL. Hoping someone who knows their Flies can verify it for you🤞😊

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