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Family Syrphidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Black-headed Hover
Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Body length 10mm
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- 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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patterns on abdomen may be vary a bit between individuals.
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- For general information about hover fly please check this page.
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- 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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