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Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Latham, ACT

Melangyna viridiceps at Latham, ACT - 24 Oct 2023
Melangyna viridiceps at Latham, ACT - 24 Oct 2023
Melangyna viridiceps at Latham, ACT - 24 Oct 2023
Melangyna viridiceps at Latham, ACT - 24 Oct 2023
Melangyna viridiceps at Latham, ACT - 24 Oct 2023
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Identification history

Melangyna viridiceps 30 Oct 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 25 Oct 2023 kasiaaus

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Around 12 mm long. There are definitely two individuals in these photos. I think the last photo is a different hoverfly to the first 4 photos. They look like the same spieces and I saw them at the same time.

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Austroicetes sp. (genus) (A grasshopper) at Macgregor, ACT - 10 Feb 2021 by tpreston
Palimmeces habrophanes (A Concealer moth) at Latham, ACT - 8 Feb 2021 by AlisonMilton
Monolepta minima (Leaf beetle) at Latham, ACT - 8 Feb 2021 by AlisonMilton
Brunotartessus fulvus (Yellow-headed Leafhopper) at Latham, ACT - 8 Feb 2021 by AlisonMilton
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Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Latham, ACT - 10 Oct 2020 by tpreston
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Perga sp. (genus) (Sawfly or Spitfire) at Latham, ACT - 11 Sep 2020 by tpreston
Asterella drummondii (A thallose liverwort) at Latham, ACT - 11 Sep 2020 by tpreston
Linaria arvensis (Corn Toadflax) at Latham, ACT - 11 Sep 2020 by tpreston
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Scleroderma sp. (Scleroderma) at Latham, ACT - 26 Jun 2020 by Caric
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Pholodes sinistraria (Sinister or Frilled Bark Moth) at Latham, ACT - 15 Feb 2019 by AlisonMilton
Praxibulus sp. (genus) (A grasshopper) at Latham, ACT - 29 Nov 2018 by smimaree
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Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Macgregor, ACT - 29 Dec 2015 by pinnaCLE
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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 24 Oct 2023 11:29 AM Recorded on
  • kasiaaus Recorded by

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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