Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Melangyna viridiceps	23 Apr 2019	jgl
Melangyna sp. (genus)	22 Apr 2019	KimPullen
Unverified	22 Apr 2019	AlisonMilton

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jgl wrote:

24 Apr 2019

A colleague in Canada has informed me that most of the Melangyna (Austrosyphus) spp. (at least all the ones around Canberra), have been determined to all be the one species, of which M. (A.) viridiceps (Macquart, 1847) has priority. Not sure when this will be published, but we can probably assume that we don't need to worry about differentiating M. (A.) collatus and M. (A.) damastor.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107963 -35.276365
Altitude 618.8m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
14 Apr 2019 12:23 PM Recorded on
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Insects Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Paper daisy Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Melangyna viridiceps Scientific name
Hover fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1522.3m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania