Melangyna collatus

Hover fly at Higgins, ACT

Melangyna collatus at Higgins, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 09:32 AM
Melangyna collatus at Higgins, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 09:32 AM
Melangyna collatus at Higgins, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 09:32 AM
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Identification history

Melangyna collatus 10 Sep 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Melangyna collatus 9 Sep 2024 AlisonMilton

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Sighting information

Additional information

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

Species information

  • Melangyna collatus Scientific name
  • Hover fly Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 754.6m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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