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Wasp-mimicking Hover Fly feeding on Leptospermum flower.
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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INSECT FACTS |
Identification
This Ceriana species is banded black and orange like a wasp. The antennae appear to be joined at the bottom and branch out in a y-shape? They probably mimic wasps to deter predators.
Size
8mm
Habitat
Can be seen hovering over plants and foraging in flowers.
Food
adults feed on nectar. Some species of hover fly are important pollinators of plants.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Diptera | | Family: | Syrphidae | | Genus: | Ceriana | | Species: | sp | | Common Name: | Wasp-mimicking Hover Fly |
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