It fell out of the air and died right next to me. Spotted in Melbourne Australia. Quite small, a bit smaller than the tip of a standard flathead screwdriver
A bit of Google Lens’ing suggests it looks quite similar to Eupeodes lapponicus, but that’s a European/North American species. I’m a bit awestruck by the pattern
No stinger
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It’s a hoverfly. They’re bee mimics
Thanks. They’re honestly kinda cute, and if a little larger, I probably would’ve mistaken it for a bee before noticing the lack of a stinger
I used Picture Insect and it says hover fly. Now I have to check if I signed up to a free trial for something I don’t want to pay for down the road.
Thanks M!
Hoverfly