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Common Halfband - Melangyna viridiceps  Australia,Common Halfband,Eamw Hoover flies,Geotagged,Melangyna viridiceps,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Such a lovely shot! Posted 3 years ago
    1. Thank you Christine. Posted 3 years ago

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"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.

Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Nov 27, 2021. Captured Nov 18, 2021 11:29 in 9F9X+CQ Waitpinga SA, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/395s
  • ISO400
  • 89mm