Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Parkes, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.142769-35.293753
• Altitude 580.9m
• Maps Commonwealth & Kings Parks Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
• Places Parkes, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 8 Sep 2025 05:00 PM Recorded on
• Hejor1 Recorded by

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

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• 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
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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