Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Higgins, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.029741-35.238255
• Altitude 532.2m
• Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

• 5 Abundance
• 20 Aug 2023 09:38 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  Winter Pollinator Research Project Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae) AlisonMilton

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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
• Machine learning
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