Melangyna viridiceps

2 Hover fly at Cotter River, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.764236-35.492503
• Altitude 1508.3m
• Maps Namadgi National Park
• Places Cotter River, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 22 Nov 2021 02:42 PM Recorded on
• AnneG1 Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) AnneG1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Alpine Sunray (Leucochrysum alpinum) Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender

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
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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