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Common Halfband Hover Fly, 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 Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Oct 31, 2025. Captured Sep 25, 2025 07:19 in 821 Pennant Hills Rd, Carlingford NSW 2118, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
  • f/20.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm