Melangyna viridiceps
Hover fly at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Melangyna viridiceps | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Oct 2026 | |
| Simosyrphus grandicornis | lennyh | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| Syrphini (tribe) | CarbonAI | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| Unverified | lennyh | 12 Oct 2026 |
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Small hover fly briefly alighting on a prickly acacia (species tbd)
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Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- lennyh Recorded by
- Acacia (species tbd) Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- lennyh NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest 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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5 / 7
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