Hover fly at Conder, ACT
Identification history
| Melangyna viridiceps | 14 Nov 2016 | KimPullen | ||
| Melangyna viridiceps | 14 Nov 2016 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 12 Nov 2016 | MichaelBedingfield |
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This appears to be a smaller species of hover fly; the 5th photo shows it in comparison to the much larger Simosyrphus grandicornis; seen feeding on Bulbine glauca; Conder, ACT.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.101443-35.464725
- Altitude 629.0m
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2016 10:08 AM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Insects Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera)
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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