Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Murrumbateman, NSW

Melangyna viridiceps at Murrumbateman, NSW - 7 Oct 2016 12:38 PM

Melangyna viridiceps at Murrumbateman, NSW - 7 Oct 2016 12:38 PM

Melangyna viridiceps at Murrumbateman, NSW - 7 Oct 2016 12:38 PM

Melangyna viridiceps at Murrumbateman, NSW - 7 Oct 2016 12:38 PM

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Identification history

	Melangyna viridiceps	8 Dec 2016	KimPullen
	Melangyna viridiceps	8 Dec 2016	KimPullen
	Simosyrphus grandicornis	28 Oct 2016	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	8 Oct 2016	SallyandPeter

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3 comments

SallyandPeter wrote:

29 Oct 2016

Thanks Michael. There are lots of them about. Peter

SallyandPeter wrote:

8 Dec 2016

Wow! Thanks Kim, the diffeerence is very subtle. Peter

KimPullen wrote:

17 Dec 2016

Yes Peter, the difference is hard to see in some shots. M. viridiceps is smaller and the thorax is all black. Kim.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.067907 -34.975439
Places Murrumbateman, NSW

Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
7 Oct 2016 12:38 PM Recorded on
SallyandPeter Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae) SallyandPeter Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size
Unknown Gender

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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