Hover fly at Murrumbateman, NSW
Identification history
| Melangyna viridiceps | 13 Oct 2017 | KimPullen | ||
| Melangyna viridiceps | 13 Oct 2017 | KimPullen | ||
| Simosyrphus grandicornis | 10 Oct 2017 | SallyandPeter |
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2 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
14 Oct 2017
SallyandPeter - Simosyrphus grandicornis has some yellow on the sides of the thorax, and the yellow blotches on the top of the abdomen are larger. This one matches Melangyna better. Kim.
SallyandPeter
wrote:
14 Oct 2017
Thanks Kim, it's hard to guess from photos if you don't know what you're looking for.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067961-34.974560
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 10 Oct 2017 11:30 AM Recorded on
- SallyandPeter Recorded by
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Collections
Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae)
Additional information
- Kale and Broccoli Associated plant
- 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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