Hover fly at Splitters Creek, NSW
Identification history
| Melangyna viridiceps | 1 Feb 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Simosyrphus grandicornis | 1 Feb 2025 | KylieWaldon |
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normally i can't find insects when i'm looking for birds - but I saw this hoverfly!
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.845487-36.066929
- Places Splitters Creek, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Jan 2025 07:27 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Melangyna viridiceps Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- daisy Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
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
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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