![]() | Lesser Bulb Hover Fly Rear Leg | Lesser Bulb Hover Fly Scutellum | ![]() | |||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Flies (Diptera) | ||||
Family: | Hover Fly (Syrphidae) | ||||
Species: | Lesser Bulb Hover Fly (Eumerus sp) | ||||
This Photo: | Raised Scutellum | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~8mm long. Superficially similar to a half-band, except blacker and the noticeably huge, round antennae. It also has swollen rear legs. The wing venation is very unusual; almost like a 'W'. The thickened rear legs also have spines. | |||||
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