Scientific name Chrysogaster Higher classification Hoverfly Order Fly | Family Syrphidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Hoverfly, Orthonevra, Fly, Chrysogaster solstitialis, Brachyopa |
Chrysogaster is a genus of small hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the related genera Melanogaster, Orthonevra, Lejogaster and Riponnensia were formerly treated as members of Chrysogaster.
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Native water rat hydromys chrysogaster
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