Melangyna viridiceps
Hover fly at Aranda, ACT
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| Melangyna viridiceps | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Nov 2025 | |
| Allograpta sp. (genus) | KMcCue | 2 Nov 2025 |
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User's notes
Why do some leave wings extended, others fold them in? Is that species dependent?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.081453-35.258044
- Altitude 638.6m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2025 11:02 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- Daisy Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- KMcCue NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Melangyna viridiceps Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Melangyna viridiceps Scientific name
- Hover fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2011.7m Recorded at altitude
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