Biology:Melangyna viridiceps
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Melangyna |
| Species: | M. viridiceps
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| Melangyna viridiceps (Macquart, 1847) [1]
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Melangyna viridiceps is an Australian hoverfly, known as the common hover fly.[2]
Description
It is one of the two most common hoverflies in Australia, alongside Simosyrphus grandicornis,[3] with which it has often been confused,[4] but can be distinguished by its all black thorax.[5]
Feeding
The adult flies feed on pollen and nectar which they gather from flowers, while the larvae feed on aphids.[6]
Distribution
It is found widely across Eastern Australia.
Some sources indicate that the species is also present in New Zealand, either on the Kermadec Islands only,[7] or on both the Kermadecs and the mainland.[8] Most recent sources,[9] however, do not record this species as being present outside of Australia. Miller's 1921 mention for the Kermadec was found to be a misidentification for Simosyrphus grandicornis,[4] and Macfarlane et al.[7] failed to cite specimens or published reports for their claim of the species' presence in the Kermadec.
References
- ↑ Rudolf Meier (17 May 2005). "Collection inventory of the Diptera collection: Syrphidae". Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen (ZMUC). http://www.zmuc.dk/entoWeb/collections-databaser/Diptera/Syrphidae%20all.htm.
- ↑ "Common hover fly Melangyna viridiceps". CSIRO. 18 September 2004. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/name_c/a_980.htm.
- ↑ E. Soleyman-Nezhadiyan; R. Laughlin (1998). "Voracity of larvae, rate of development in eggs, larvae and pupae, and flight seasons of adults of the hoverflies Melangyna viridiceps Macquart and Symosyrphus grandicornis Macquart (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology 37 (3): 243–248. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1998.tb01578.x.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 F.C. Thompson (2008). "A conspectus of New Zealand flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of a new genus and species". Zootaxa 1716 (1716): 1–20. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1716.1.1. http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01716p020.pdf.
- ↑ Chew, Peter. "Hover Fly - Family Syrphidae". http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_flies/SYRPHIDAE.htm. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ↑ "Common hover fly — Melangyna viridiceps". Brisbane Insects and Spiders Home Page. 22 December 2004. Archived from the original on 28 August 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050828111113/http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_flies/CommonHover.htm. (Note that while the text is correct, the photos are misidentified specimens of Simosyrphus)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Checklist of New Zealand Diptera". Entomological Society of New Zealand. 3 March 2000. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100527022338/http://www.ento.org.nz/diptera_checklist.htm.
- ↑ D. Miller (1921). "Material for a monograph on the Diptera fauna of New Zealand. Part II, Family Syrphidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 53: 289–333.
- ↑ For example the New Zealand Organisms Registry[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}] does not list it for its New Zealand Regin (which includes the Kermadec Islands).
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q768537 entry
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