Melangyna viridiceps
Hover fly at Banks, ACT
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| Melangyna viridiceps | KimPullen | 19 Apr 2019 | |
| Melangyna viridiceps | MichaelBedingfield | 19 Apr 2019 | |
| Unverified | UserfaKgHkxs | 18 Apr 2019 |
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User's notes
Feeding on the daisy flowers with honey bees. Could not match the species from the list.
2 comments
19 Apr 2019
It is a hover fly, family Syrphidae. I think it is a Melangyna species, but I am only guessing.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.102312-35.472491
- Places Banks, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Apr 2019 11:58 AM Recorded on
- UserfaKgHkxs Recorded by
- Daisy flower Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- UserfaKgHkxs 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
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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