Melangyna sp. (genus)
Hover Fly at Castle Creek, VIC
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| Melangyna sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 18 Jul 2021 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 10 Jul 2021 |
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User's notes
Some of the hoverflies seemed darker with darker eyes, darker bodies and lighter orange markings. Didn't seem to be a shadow thing but could be.
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18 Jul 2021
There are several species of Hover flies that look like this - so you could be seeing more than one species
Location information
- Coordinates 146.874213-36.168353
- Places Castle Creek, VIC
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 10 Jul 2021 02:23 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- Acacia ulicifolia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Melangyna sp. (genus) Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Melangyna sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Hover Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1364m Recorded at altitude
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