Melangyna viridiceps
Hover fly at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Melangyna viridiceps | KimPullen | 13 Oct 2017 | |
| Melangyna viridiceps | KimPullen | 13 Oct 2017 | |
| Simosyrphus grandicornis | SallyandPeter | 10 Oct 2017 |
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2 comments
14 Oct 2017
SallyandPeter - Simosyrphus grandicornis has some yellow on the sides of the thorax, and the yellow blotches on the top of the abdomen are larger. This one matches Melangyna better. Kim.
14 Oct 2017
Thanks Kim, it's hard to guess from photos if you don't know what you're looking for.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067961-34.974560
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 10 Oct 2017 11:30 AM Recorded on
- SallyandPeter Recorded by
- Kale and Broccoli Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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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