Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Braidwood, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.792198-35.454768
• Altitude 681.0m
• Places Braidwood, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 7 Jan 2026 06:50 PM Recorded on
• MatthewFrawley Recorded by

• Collections

  72 Araluen Road MatthewFrawley NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Melangyna viridiceps Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects

Additional information

• Buddleja Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm 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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