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Wasp-mimicking Hoverfly
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Black Orange Hover Fly
 
Microdontinae
Waisted Wasp-mimic Fly
Brown Wasp-mimic Fly 
 
Syrphinae
Small Slander Hover Fly
Small Yellow Hover Fly 
Waisted Slender Hoverfly
White-banded Slender Fly
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Yellow-shouldered Fly
Black-headed Hover Fly
Yellow-shoulder Stout Fly
Orange-band Slender Fly
 

 
 

                                               

Black-headed Hover Fly - Melangyna sp.

Family Syrphidae

This page contains pictures and information about Black-headed Hover Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 10mm
 
This Hover Fly has the antenna, head, thorax and scutellum in black colour. We found this species easily near Bulimba Creek. This Hover Fly is common along creek with flowers plants. 
 
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For general information about hover fly please check this page.
 
Reference:
1. Melangyna viridiceps (Macquart) - Australian Insect Common Names, CSIRO, 2005.
2. Melangyna sp. - Common Hover Fly - Graeme's Insects of Townsville, Australia.
3. Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) novaezelandiae (Macquart) - Flower Flies (Syrphidae), LIFEDESK COMMUNITY.  
4. Subgenus Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) Vockeroth, 1969 - Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory. 

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Last updated: May 04, 2013.