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Genus Ornidia

What is this gorgeous fly? - Ornidia obesa - male Just beautiful - Ornidia obesa - male Ornidia Obesa female? - Ornidia obesa Ornidia obesa Iridescent fly - Ornidia obesa - male green fly - Ornidia obesa green fly - Ornidia obesa  Ornidia obesa - Ornidia obesa - female
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 Volucellini
Genus Ornidia
Explanation of Names
Ornidia Lepeltier & Serville 1828
Numbers
a single species in our area(1)
Range
in our area, so. US (FL-TX-NM)(1)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae
Miranda G.F.G, Young A.D., Locke M.M., Marshall S.A., Skevington J.H., Thompson F.C. 2013. Can. J. Arthropod Identification 23: 1‒351.