Melangyna sp. (genus)

Hover Fly at Monash, ACT

Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019

Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019

Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019

Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019

Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019

Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019

Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019

Melangyna sp. (genus) at Monash, ACT - 9 Nov 2019

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Identification history

	Melangyna sp. (genus)	12 Jan 2020	MichaelMulvaney
	Simosyrphus grandicornis	9 Nov 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	9 Nov 2019	jackQ

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3 comments

KimPullen wrote:

4 Dec 2019

I think more likely to be Melangyna.

HarveyPerkins wrote:

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.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

12 Jan 2020

Thanks Harvey and Kim - much appreciate the correction

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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
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae) jackQ Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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
Machine learning
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