Melangyna viridiceps

Hover fly at Walla Walla, NSW

Melangyna viridiceps at Walla Walla, NSW - suppressed
Melangyna viridiceps at Walla Walla, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Melangyna viridiceps 2 Jan 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Simosyrphus grandicornis 13 Oct 2024 Darcy

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Several hover flies visiting the flowering flatweeds

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  • Hypochaeris radicata Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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