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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Brachyopini » Brachyopina » Orthonevra » bellula species group (Orthonevra bellula species group) » Orthonevra nitida

Species Orthonevra nitida

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Print References
Diptera mating - Orthonevra nitida Crazy Eyes! - Orthonevra nitida - male Jeepers, Creepers, Where'd You Get Those Peepers? - Orthonevra nitida - male - female But one image of this beauty I have. Any ID? - Orthonevra nitida small fly with distinctive eyes - Orthonevra nitida - female Syrphid Flies - Orthonevra nitida - Orthonevra nitida - male - female Orthonevra nitida - male Orthonevra nitida - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Aschiza")
Family Syrphidae (Hover Flies)
Subfamily Eristalinae
Tribe Brachyopini
Subtribe Brachyopina
Genus Orthonevra
No Taxon (bellula species group)
Species nitida (Orthonevra nitida)
Explanation of Names
Orthonevra nitida (Wiedemann 1830)
nitida = 'shining'
Size
males: 4.5-5.5mm; females: 5-6 mm (Sedman, 1964)
Identification
The eye markings are unique in the East.
Range
East of Great Plains
Print References
Sedman Y.S. (1964) The Chrysogaster (Orthonevra) bellula species group in North America. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 66: 169 (Full text)
Contributed by Nicolas Gompel on 11 February, 2008 - 5:18pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Bbarnd, Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 16 November, 2018 - 9:27am

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