Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at O'Connor, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.119901-35.256897
• Altitude 597.0m
• Maps Banksia Street Wetland Corridor
• Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 18 Aug 2023 11:40 AM Recorded on
• trevorpreston Recorded by

• Collections

  Winter Pollinator Research Project trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melangyna viridiceps Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects

Additional information

• Dandelion Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

• Melangyna viridiceps Scientific name
• Hover fly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1522.3m Recorded at altitude
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