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Common hoverfly - Common Halfban - Melangyna viridiceps  Australia,Common Halfband,Geotagged,Melangyna viridiceps,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

Common hoverfly - Common Halfban - Melangyna viridiceps

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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 Calbost Niel
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By Calbost Niel

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Uploaded Dec 21, 2021. Captured Dec 19, 2021 09:05 in 200W-201W Great Western Hwy, Hazelbrook NSW 2779, Australia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/13.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO800
  • 105mm