Unidentified syrphine hover fly at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Syrphini sp. (tribe) | 11 Nov 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Melangyna sp. (genus) | 7 Nov 2023 | Csteele4 |
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A lucky shot! Was focussed (in high res mode) on the Thelymitra x truncata when this Melangyna sp landed and began to feed.
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Location information
- Places Captains Flat, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Nov 2023 12:51 PM Recorded on
- Csteele4 Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae) Csteele4
Additional information
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Thelymitra x truncata Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Syrphini sp. (tribe) Scientific name
- Unidentified syrphine hover fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1011.57m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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