Melangyna collata

A hover fly at Melba, ACT

Melangyna collata at Melba, ACT - 29 Jul 2024
Melangyna collata at Melba, ACT - 29 Jul 2024
Melangyna collata at Melba, ACT - 29 Jul 2024
Melangyna collata at Melba, ACT - 29 Jul 2024
Melangyna collata at Melba, ACT - 29 Jul 2024
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Identification history

Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) collatus 30 Jul 2024 KimberiRP
Eupeodes (Macrosyrphus) confrater 30 Jul 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 29 Jul 2024 kasiaaus

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About 12mm

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

  • Melangyna collata Scientific name
  • A hover fly Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 631.6m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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