Woodlands Historic Park Flies

Native Drone Fly (Eristalinus punctulatus) at Woodlands Historic Park
Native Drone Fly, mid November

This species was quite common in Woodlands Historic Park in the summer of 2021/2022, but before that we never saw it.

Classification

from Australian Faunal Directory

Order Diptera - Flies, 8955 named species in Australia at Nov. 2021
Division Cyclorrhapha - Flies having Short Antennae with a Bristle or Arista
Family Syrphidae - Hover Flies, 166 named species in Australia
Genus Eristalinus
Species Eristalinus punctulatus