Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Watson, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.150699-35.238570
• Altitude 602.0m
• Places Watson, ACT

Sighting information

• 16 - 100 Abundance
• 1 Nov 2023 11:26 AM Recorded on
• abread111 Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) abread111 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Bulbine glauca Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a 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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