Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Hackett, ACT

Melangyna viridiceps at Hackett, ACT - 23 Apr 2019
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Identification history

Melangyna viridiceps 24 Apr 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Simosyrphus grandicornis 23 Apr 2019 PeterA

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3 comments

   25 Apr 2019
Simosyrphus has a yellow side stripe on mid body section
PeterA wrote:
   25 Apr 2019
Thanks, Michael - I don't really know anything about hover flies, but it was a good picture and looked rather like the Simosyrphus sp.
   25 Apr 2019
Yes good picture thanks Peter - I have only recently learnt the difference myself

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Gasteruption sp. (genus) (Gasteruptiid wasp) at Acton, ACT - 17 Dec 2019 by TimL
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Tiphiidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Smooth flower wasp) at Hackett, ACT - 2 Dec 2019 by TimL
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Aporocera (Aporocera) scabrosa (Leaf beetle) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Dec 2019 by TimL
Siphanta acuta (Green planthopper, Torpedo bug) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Dec 2019 by TimL
Heteropsilopus sp. (genus) (A long legged fly) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Dec 2019 by Christine
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Dec 2019 by Christine
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Dec 2019 by Christine
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Phoracantha synonyma (Longhorn beetle) at Acton, ACT - 13 Nov 2019 by TimL
Eleale aspera (Clerid beetle) at Acton, ACT - 13 Nov 2019 by TimL
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Eumeninae (subfamily) (Unidentified Potter wasp) at Hackett, ACT - 13 Nov 2019 by TimL
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Hackett, ACT - 13 Nov 2019 by TimL
Bembix sp. (genus) (Unidentified Bembix sand wasp) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Nov 2019 by HelenCross
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Trigonospila sp. (genus) (A Bristle Fly) at Acton, ACT - 8 Nov 2019 by TimL
Bembix sp. (genus) (Unidentified Bembix sand wasp) at Hackett, ACT - 5 Nov 2019 by TimL
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Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 24 Oct 2019 by TimL
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 24 Oct 2019 by TimL
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Hackett, ACT - 23 Oct 2019 by TimL
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Acton, ACT - 22 Oct 2019 by TimL
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Helpis minitabunda (Threatening jumping spider) at Hackett, ACT - 4 Oct 2019 by TimL
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Cicadellidae (family) (Unidentified leafhopper) at Hackett, ACT - 24 Sep 2019 by TimL
Cadmus (Cadmus) gigas (Leaf beetle) at Hackett, ACT - 24 Sep 2019 by TimL
Psocodea 'Psocoptera' sp. (order) (Unidentified plant louse) at Hackett, ACT - 23 Sep 2019 by TimL
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Hackett, ACT - 20 Sep 2019 by TimL
Carabidae sp. (family) (A ground beetle) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Sep 2019 by TimL
Sapromyza sp. (genus) (A lauxaniid fly) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Sep 2019 by TimL
Clania ignobilis (Faggot Case Moth) at Acton, ACT - 13 Sep 2019 by AlisonMilton
Salticidae (family) (Unidentified Jumping spider) at Hackett, ACT - 13 Sep 2019 by TimL
Helpis minitabunda (Threatening jumping spider) at Hackett, ACT - 13 Sep 2019 by TimL
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Hackett, ACT - 12 Sep 2019 by TimL

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Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 23 Apr 2019 02:14 PM Recorded on
  • PeterA Recorded by

Additional information

  • Leptophynohos nitidulus Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

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