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Hover flies (Syrphidae)
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Melangyna sp. (genus)

Hover Fly at Monash, ACT

Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019
Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019
Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019
Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019
Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019
Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019
Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019
Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019
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Identification history

Melangyna sp. (genus) 12 Jan 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Simosyrphus grandicornis 9 Nov 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 9 Nov 2019 jackQ

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3 comments

KimPullen wrote:
   4 Dec 2019
I think more likely to be Melangyna.
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   12 Jan 2020
Agree with Kim - this one doesn't have the yellowish 'shoulders', the large white frons, or the typical abdominal pattern of S. grandicornis.
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   12 Jan 2020
Thanks Harvey and Kim - much appreciate the correction

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