Melangyna viridiceps

1 Hover fly at Deakin, ACT

Melangyna viridiceps at Deakin, ACT - 11 May 2020
Melangyna viridiceps at Deakin, ACT - 11 May 2020
Melangyna viridiceps at Deakin, ACT - 11 May 2020
Melangyna viridiceps at Deakin, ACT - 11 May 2020
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Identification history

Melangyna viridiceps 6 May 2021 KimPullen
Simosyrphus grandicornis 12 May 2020 michaelb
Simosyrphus grandicornis 12 May 2020 michaelb
Unidentified 12 May 2020 LisaH

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This hover fly(?) was much smaller than the ones I normally see on these flowers - but when I looked at the photos (especially photo 4), I saw there was a minuscule fly close by.

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  • 2 Abundance
  • 11 May 2020 03:46 PM Recorded on
  • LisaH Recorded by

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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