Fly with strangely patterned eyes...ID?

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bosewichte Indianapolis, IN Jul 18, 2011

Saw these mating flies on a zinnia plant and was really struck by the unusually patterned eyes. I've never seen these before...anyone know what they are? Midwest/Indiana

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 15, 2011

Orthonevrac nitida; a very unusual syrphid fly -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zxgirl/2700194929/

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Aug 15, 2011

Flapdoodle, you have added an extra c to the genus. Its name is Orthonevra nitida.

bosewichte, your fly was not represented in our BugFiles. I have created an entry for it here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/6715/

It would be great if you would add your image to that page,

Ken

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 15, 2011

The misspelling of Orthonevra was a very careless mistake - thank you for catching and correcting it!

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mollymistsmith Valdosta, GA(Zone 8b) Aug 18, 2011

Wow! Cool! Great pic. :)

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