Large Predacious Hoverfly
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Section: Aschiza
Superfamily: Syrphoidea
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Syrphinae
Genus: Melangyna
Scientific name: Melangyna novaezelandiae
Common name: Large Predacious Hoverfly
Large hover fly (Melangyna novaezelandiae) is a wide spread native insect on all islands of New Zealand.
The adult. feeds largely on nectar and pollen and is a useful pollinator. This flies maggots are insectivorous and feeds on aphids and scale insects. it also feeds on the larvae of the diamond back moth ( Plutella xylostella) a pest in brassica crops.
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