Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Kaleen, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.112112-35.211932
• Altitude 635.0m
• Maps Gungaderra Grasslands
• Places Kaleen, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 5 Oct 2023 11:23 AM Recorded on
• trevorpreston Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Yam daisy 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
• Machine learning
• External link More information

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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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