Melangyna viridiceps
Hover fly at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Melangyna viridiceps | DaveFerg | 27 Dec 2016 | |
| Melangyna viridiceps | KimPullen | 27 Dec 2016 | |
| Simosyrphus grandicornis | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Dec 2016 | |
| Unverified | JohnBundock | 22 Nov 2016 |
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3 comments
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.
28 Dec 2016
Yes, agree with those characters ... that yellow shoulder 'horn' hence 'cornis' in the name is conspicuous.
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
- JohnBundock Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- JohnBundock 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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