Orthoprosopa pacifica
Appearance
| Orthoprosopa pacifica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Milesiini |
| Subtribe: | Tropidiina |
| Genus: | Orthoprosopa |
| Subgenus: | Paratropidia |
| Species: | O. pacifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthoprosopa pacifica | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Paratropidia pacifica Hippa, 1980[2] | |
Orthoprosopa pacifica is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Orthoprosopa pacifica is known from New Caledonia. It has been collected at about 150–460 m (500–1,500 ft) above sea level.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Orthoprosopa pacifica Hippa, 1980". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- 1 2 Hippa, H. (1980). "The genera Orthoprosopa Macquart and Paratropidia Hull (Diptera, Syrphidae), with description of P. pacifica n. sp". Entomologica Scandinavica. 11 (2): 231–235. doi:10.1163/187631280X00563.