Melangyna viridiceps
Hover fly at Conder, ACT
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| Melangyna viridiceps | KimPullen | 14 Nov 2016 | |
| Melangyna viridiceps | KimPullen | 14 Nov 2016 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 12 Nov 2016 |
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This appears to be a smaller species of hover fly; the 5th photo shows it in comparison to the much larger Simosyrphus grandicornis; seen feeding on Bulbine glauca; Conder, ACT.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.101443-35.464725
- Altitude 629.0m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2016 10:08 AM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield 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
Quality score
6 / 7
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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