Melangyna sp. (genus)
Hover Fly at Monash, ACT
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| Melangyna sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 12 Jan 2020 | |
| Simosyrphus grandicornis | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Nov 2019 | |
| Unverified | jackQ | 9 Nov 2019 |
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3 comments
12 Jan 2020
Agree with Kim - this one doesn't have the yellowish 'shoulders', the large white frons, or the typical abdominal pattern of S. grandicornis.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.090881-35.408961
- Altitude 599.6m
- Places Monash, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2019 11:37 AM Recorded on
- jackQ Recorded by
Collections
- jackQ Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melangyna sp. (genus) Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Melangyna sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Hover Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1364m Recorded at altitude
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