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Half Banded Hoverfly Australia,Common Halfband,Fall,Geotagged,Melangyna viridiceps Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Half Banded Hoverfly

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Awesome! Posted 4 years ago
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      Neptune
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      Thanks Ferdy. Posted 4 years ago

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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 Neptune
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Uploaded May 1, 2021. Captured May 1, 2021 13:44 in 52 Castlereagh Hwy, Capertee NSW 2846, Australia.
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  • NIKON D7500
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO200
  • 135mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.