5 Common hover fly at Campbell, ACT
Identification history
| Simosyrphus grandicornis | 13 Aug 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Melangyna viridiceps | 11 Aug 2023 | Pirom |
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Feeding on Cryptandra amara
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.150619-35.273922
- Altitude 624.0m
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Campbell, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 11 Aug 2023 03:00 PM Recorded on
- Pirom Recorded by
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Winter Pollinator Research Project Featured Pirom Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Simosyrphus grandicornis Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Cryptandra amara Associated plant
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Simosyrphus grandicornis Scientific name
- Common hover fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1029.9m Recorded at altitude
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