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Photo#1339961
Syrphidae, dorsal - Orthonevra nitida - female

Syrphidae, dorsal - Orthonevra nitida - Female
Plymouth Rock, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
July 25, 2016
Size: 5+ mm
Perhaps because the eyes are so unusual, I've never noticed the beauty of the rest of the fly.
It's really stunning.

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Syrphidae, beautiful eyes - Orthonevra nitida - female Syrphidae, dorsal - Orthonevra nitida - female Syrphidae, lateral - Orthonevra nitida - female Syrphidae, lateral - Orthonevra nitida - female Syrphidae, frontal - Orthonevra nitida - female Syrphidae, ventral - Orthonevra nitida - female