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Simosyrphus grandicornis

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Simosyrphus grandicornis is an Australasian species of hoverfly, and is one of the two most common hoverflies in Australia, alongside Melangyna viridiceps.^[1] It has been introduced to a number of Polynesian Islands and Hawaii.^[2]

Midair mating of S. grandicornis

^ E. Soleyman-Nezhadiyan & R. Laughlin (1998). "Voracity of larvae, rate of development in eggs, larvae and pupae, and flight seasons of adults of the hoverflies Melangyna viridiceps Macquart and Symosyrphus grandicornis Macquart (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 37 (3): 243–248. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1998.tb01578.x.
^ Starr, Forest; Starr, Kim (2007). "Insects of Hawaii - Simosyrphus grandicornis". Hawaiian: Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR). Retrieved June 2, 2009.

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Simosyrphus grandicornis is an Australasian species of hoverfly, and is one of the two most common hoverflies in Australia, alongside Melangyna viridiceps. It has been introduced to a number of Polynesian Islands and Hawaii.

Midair mating of S. grandicornis