Hover fly (family Syrphidae) on a daisy flower, south coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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Hover fly (family Syrphidae) on a daisy flower, south coast of New South Wales, Australia. Hoverflies are important polinators of plants. They are members of a fly family that have evolved as mimics of bees and wasps, hence the yellow and black bands of equal width. They have one pair of clear wings, with an average body length of 1 to cm.

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Size: 5020px × 3347px
Location: Jamberoo New South Wales Australia
Photo credit: © Nic van Oudtshoorn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: australia, australian, daisy, diptera, flies, flower, flowers, fly, hover, insect, insects, invertebrate, invertebrates, spineless, syrphidae