Hover fly at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Melangyna viridiceps | 31 Aug 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Melangyna viridiceps | 27 Aug 2023 | Hejor1 | ||
| Unidentified | 27 Aug 2023 | ConBoekel |
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User's notes
I didn't actually see it feeding on the flower but it did return repeatedly to the flower.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.107022-35.259993
- Altitude 629.7m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Aug 2023 01:04 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
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Insects Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) ConBoekel
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- 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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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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