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Halfband hoverfly - Melangyna viridiceps

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The Common Halfband

"Melangyna viridiceps" is an Australian hoverfly found widely across Eastern Australia. It is one of the two most common hoverflies in Australia, alongside "Simosyrphus grandicornis", with which it has often been confused, but can be distinguished by its all black thorax.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Mar 22, 2021. Captured Oct 24, 2018 19:34 in 23 Woodlands Dr, Ocean Grove VIC 3226, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/11.0
  • 1/790s
  • ISO1600
  • 117mm