Striped Flower Fly - Orthoprosopa bilineata

            Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Orthoprosopa
Species: O. bilineata
Binomial name: Orthoprosopa bilineata
Synonyms: Orthoprosopa alex, Orthoprosopa grisea, Orthoprosopa margarita, Orthoprosopa multicolor, Orthoprosopa pacifica, 
Common name: Striped flower fly
Orthoprosopa bilineata is a native flower fly in the family Syrphidae. It is a species only known from New Zealand. The eyes of these flies occupy most of the surface of the head, especially in males, where the eyes may meet in the middle line (holoptic). In female flies, the eyes do not meet (dichoptic).
(from T.E.R:R.A.I.N - Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network)

   

Taken in: New Zealand / West Coast / Greymouth / Greymouth Central (show map)

Taken on: February 10, 2013

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ100, f/8.0, 0.4 sec, 35.2mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ100
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.4
Focal Length:	35.2mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.0
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