Melangyna viridiceps
Hover fly at Wodonga, VIC
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| Melangyna viridiceps | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 27 Oct 2024 |
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there were hover flies all over this tree, but none on the other three out further up the hill. Some looked blacker, or yellower than others, some were tiny and some were like 1.5cm long. But most were over my head height.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.877082-36.170124
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 30 Abundance
- 27 Oct 2024 07:50 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- Acacia mearnsii (Black Wattle) Associated plant
- other flies, beetles Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Melangyna viridiceps Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
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
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Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location