Melangyna viridiceps
Hover fly at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Melangyna viridiceps | KimPullen | 8 Dec 2016 | |
| Melangyna viridiceps | KimPullen | 8 Dec 2016 | |
| Simosyrphus grandicornis | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Oct 2016 | |
| Unverified | SallyandPeter | 8 Oct 2016 |
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3 comments
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.
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
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- SallyandPeter Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melangyna viridiceps Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Melangyna viridiceps Scientific name
- Hover fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2011.7m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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