Hover Fly at Tathra, NSW
Identification history
| Unidentified | 6 Nov 2016 | KerryVance |
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User's notes
Possibly a Black-headed Hover Fly. It was on the same dandelion as a smaller species of hover fly.
1 comment
KerriLee
wrote:
6 Sep 2017
Hi Kerry - this one is a good match for the Common Hover Fly (Melangyna viridiceps or M.collatus). It's the same genus as your suggestion (Black-headed Hover Fly ... M. damastor), but in M.damastor the 2nd and 3rd yellow bands continue across the dorsal abdomen, with no break. Although the common name "Black-headed Hover Fly' is sometimes used to refer to the whole genus. Cheers.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.984517-36.731479
- Places Tathra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Nov 2016 12:00 AM Recorded on
- KerryVance Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Hover flies (Syrphidae) KerryVance
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
- Machine learning
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