Hover fly at Chiltern, VIC
Identification history
| Melangyna viridiceps | 2 Jan 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 26 Oct 2024 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
A number of hover flies were just hovering on the spot - no where near flowers or leaves - just near dead twigs or dead plants. This is the only one that landed.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.618398-36.160178
- Maps Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park
- Places Chiltern, VIC
Sighting information
- 15 Abundance
- 26 Oct 2024 07:57 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon NatureMapr Melangyna viridiceps Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- dead twigs , dead plants Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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
- 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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