Melangyna nr. novaezelandiae

Melangyna nr. novaezelandiae — this form has face lacking any yellow colour, being entirely silvery around the shiny dark ‘nose’, and abdomen with pale spot pairs dull and quite narrow, not being noticeably long at the lateral margins.

Male
Late August 2010
Genus identification thanks to Martin Hauser.
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Female
Late January 2012
kunanyi/Mount Wellington
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Syrphinae Melangyia Syrphinae Melangyia

Female
Early October 2016
Bridport
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Late November 2021
“Inala”, Bruny Island
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Male
Late September 2018
Knocklofty Reserve, Nipaluna/Hobart
On Prickly Moses, Acacia verticillata
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Female
Mid November 2012
Franklin
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Female
Mid December 2010
kunanyi/Mount Wellington
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Syrphinae Melangyia