Melangyna viridiceps
Hover fly at Theodore, ACT
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| Melangyna viridiceps | MichaelBedingfield | 25 Nov 2021 |
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Native bee or hoverfly?
1 comment
24 Nov 2021
Hoverfly. One pair of wings; the eyes meet (or almost meet) on top of the head and the antennae are very much shorter than those of a bee. My guess is Melangyna viridiceps.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.121400-35.444481
- Altitude 633.5m
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Nov 2021 11:37 AM Recorded on
- Cardy Recorded by
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- Cardy 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
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