Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at QPRC LGA

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.519658-35.567684
• Maps Tallaganda State Forest
• Places Harolds Cross, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 3 Mar 2024 12:37 PM Recorded on
• MatthewFrawley Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Xerochrysum bracteatum Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm 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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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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