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Hover Fly

Melangyna sp.

Photo by CharliePrice
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Field Notes

Description:

Hover Fly has the antenna, head, thorax and scutellum in black colour. The patterns on abdomen may be vary a bit between individuals

Habitat:

Front garden hovering and feeding on new flowers.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
CharliePrice
I am just going off the Tas Insects site https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmaniadiptera/suborder-brachycera/syrphidae-hover-drone-flies/genus-melangyna

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PublishedOctober 19, 2014

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