Hover fly at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Melangyna viridiceps | 16 Jun 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Melangyna viridiceps | 26 Nov 2021 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unidentified | 26 Nov 2021 | JaneR |
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michael.batley
wrote:
26 Nov 2021
Bees have longer antennae and two pairs of wings. This is a hoverfly in the genus Melangyna.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.929261-35.509644
- Altitude 1194.2m
- Maps Gibraltar Pines
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 23 Nov 2021 02:15 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae)
Additional information
- Olearia sp Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm 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
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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