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Hover Fly

Melangyna sp.

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.

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3 Comments

CharliePrice
CharliePrice 9 years ago

I am just going off the Tas Insects site
https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoft...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Nice shots. Probably M viridiceps ?

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Another winner Charlie

CharliePrice
Spotted by
CharliePrice

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Oct 19, 2014
Submitted on Oct 19, 2014

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