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Half band hover fly Australia,Common Halfband,Geotagged,Melangyna viridiceps,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Half band hover fly

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    Melangyna viridiceps? Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Calbost Niel's profile
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      Lazy me. Thanks Posted 2 years ago
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    Whao! What a shot Neil! Crystal clear! Posted 2 years ago
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      I'll blame the D850 and lens Posted 2 years ago
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        Haha, good to know!
        I think I need one too! Twinkersmily         Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
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    Nice shot Niel Posted 2 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 Calbost Niel
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By Calbost Niel

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Uploaded Oct 15, 2022. Captured Oct 15, 2022 11:50 in 200W-201W Great Western Hwy, Hazelbrook NSW 2779, Australia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/9.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO125
  • 105mm