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Common Hover Fly IV - Melangyna sp.

Family Syrphidae

This page contains pictures and information about Common Hover Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 10mm
 
The above picture shows another species of Hover Flies. Some species in tribe Syrphini look very similar. We call all of them Common Hover Flies. They are hard to be distinguished in the field and some of them may not be common. We found this species once near Bulimba Creek.
 
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Reference:
1. Melangyna viridiceps (Macquart) - Australian Insect Common Names, CSIRO, 2005.
2. Melangya sp. - Common Hover Fly - Graeme's Insects of Townsville, Australia. 

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Last updated: November 01, 2010.