Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Curtin, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.085994-35.323100
• Altitude 579.6m
• Maps Allan Gillies Pocket Park
• Places Curtin, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 25 Oct 2024 11:20 AM Recorded on
• Hejor1 Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae) Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect on 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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