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Melangyna novaezelandiae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Syrphidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Diptera

Genus
  
Melangyna

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Similar
  
Antipodochlora braueri, Trigonospila brevifacies, Austrolestes colensonis, Uropetala carovei, Leptotarsus

Melangyna novaezelandiae is a hoverfly native to New Zealand. It is a successful pollinator of a large range of plants that are both native and exotic to the New Zealand flora. This hoverfly forages with rapid movements followed by stationary periods. M. novaezelandiae is widespread throughout New Zealand.

It is sometimes referred to as Melangyna novaezealandiae although this name is a less frequently used misspelling of the name in the original species description by Macquart (1855).

References

Melangyna novaezelandiae Wikipedia