Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Hackett, ACT

Melangyna viridiceps at Hackett, ACT - 23 Apr 2019

Melangyna viridiceps at Hackett, ACT - 23 Apr 2019

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Identification history

	Melangyna viridiceps	24 Apr 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Simosyrphus grandicornis	23 Apr 2019	PeterA

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3 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

25 Apr 2019

Simosyrphus has a yellow side stripe on mid body section

PeterA wrote:

25 Apr 2019

Thanks, Michael - I don't really know anything about hover flies, but it was a good picture and looked rather like the Simosyrphus sp.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

25 Apr 2019

Yes good picture thanks Peter - I have only recently learnt the difference myself

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Location information

Coordinates 149.106933 -35.274803
Altitude 621.6m
Maps ANBG
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
23 Apr 2019 02:14 PM Recorded on
PeterA Recorded by

Additional information

Leptophynohos nitidulus Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Melangyna viridiceps Scientific name
Hover fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 1522.3m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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