Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Penrose, NSW

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Location information

• Maps Penrose Wingecarribee Local Government Area
• Places Penrose, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• Aussiegall Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Hover flies (Syrphidae) True flies (Diptera) Aussiegall Southern Highlands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Orthrosanthus laxus Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm 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
• Machine learning
• 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
• Additional attributes