Melangyna viridiceps
Hover fly at Chiltern, VIC
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| Melangyna viridiceps | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 26 Oct 2024 |
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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
- Places Chiltern, VIC
Sighting information
- 15 Abundance
- 26 Oct 2024 07:57 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- dead twigs , dead plants Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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Species information
- Melangyna viridiceps Scientific name
- Hover fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2011.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location