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Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Table Top, NSW

Melangyna viridiceps at Table Top, NSW - 6 Aug 2021
Melangyna viridiceps at Table Top, NSW - 6 Aug 2021
Melangyna viridiceps at Table Top, NSW - 6 Aug 2021
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Identification history

Melangyna viridiceps 31 Jul 2022 Darcy
Melangyna viridiceps 6 Aug 2021 Darcy

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Several flies hovering around and perching on the flowers of Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha)

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Nearby sightings

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Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon Pachycephala rufiventris (Rufous Whistler) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon Chorista australis (Autumn scorpion fly) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon Solanum nigrum (Black Nightshade) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Speckled Warbler) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckooshrike) at Table Top, NSW - 21 Sep 2021 by PaulF Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle) at Table Top, NSW - 6 Aug 2021 by Darcy Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Table Top, NSW - 6 Aug 2021 by Darcy Gymnorhina tibicen (Australian Magpie) at Table Top, NSW - 6 Aug 2021 by Darcy
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon
Pachycephala rufiventris (Rufous Whistler) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon
Chorista australis (Autumn scorpion fly) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon
Solanum nigrum (Black Nightshade) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Speckled Warbler) at Table Top, NSW - 11 May 2023 by KylieWaldon
Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckooshrike) at Table Top, NSW - 21 Sep 2021 by PaulF
Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle) at Table Top, NSW - 6 Aug 2021 by Darcy
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Table Top, NSW - 6 Aug 2021 by Darcy
Gymnorhina tibicen (Australian Magpie) at Table Top, NSW - 6 Aug 2021 by Darcy

Location information

Species information

  • Melangyna viridiceps Scientific name
  • Hover fly Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 5 Abundance
  • 6 Aug 2021 03:08 PM Recorded on
  • Darcy Recorded by

Additional information

  • Acacia pycnantha Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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