Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

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Identification history

Melangyna viridiceps	27 Dec 2016	DaveFerg
Melangyna viridiceps	27 Dec 2016	KimPullen
Simosyrphus grandicornis	2 Dec 2016	MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified	22 Nov 2016	JohnBundock

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3 comments

KimPullen wrote:

28 Dec 2016

More likely to be M. viridiceps. S. grandicornis has yellow markings on the side of the thorax, and more extensive (although variable) yellow markings on the top (dorsal surface) of the abdomen.

KimPullen wrote:

28 Dec 2016

That was quick, Dave!

DaveFerg wrote:

28 Dec 2016

Yes, agree with those characters ... that yellow shoulder 'horn' hence 'cornis' in the name is conspicuous.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.957487 -35.672053
Altitude 1211.8m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
21 Nov 2016 10:41 AM Recorded on
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae) JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

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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