Melangyna sp(p). – these wasp mimicking flies are common garden inhabitants in summer. The larvae feed on aphids.
Male
Late August
Identification thanks to Martin Hauser.
Male
Early December 2010
Hobart
Male
Late January 2012
Mount Wellington
Female
Mid December 2010
Mount Wellington
Female
Late January 2012
Mount Wellington
Female
Late October 2014
Tasmanian Bushland Garden, Buckland
Mid November 2017
“The Chalet”, Mt Wellington
Early November 2019
Ulverstone
Early November 2019
Ulverstone
Mid flight
Late November 2021
“Inala”, Bruny Island
Late November 2021
“Inala”, Bruny Island
Mid September 2020
Clifton Beach
Trapped by the water and washed to the shoreline.
Female
Early October 2016
Bridport
Late November 2021
“Inala”, Bruny Island
Male
Late September 2018
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
On Prickly Moses, Acacia verticillata
Melangyna larva
Late November 2016
Hobart
Melangyna larva
Early December 2016
Hobart
Notes: During the spring of 2016 they were observed in very large numbers in the north of Tasmania.