Melangyna viridiceps
Hover fly at Watson, ACT
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| Melangyna viridiceps | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Nov 2023 | |
| Melangyna viridiceps | RogerF | 2 Nov 2023 | |
| Unverified | abread111 | 1 Nov 2023 |
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User's notes
Slightly smaller than the hover fly in https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4522688 and always had wings folded when on the flowers
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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
- Bulbine glauca Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- abread111 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melangyna viridiceps Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Melangyna viridiceps Scientific name
- Hover fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2011.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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