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Phytomia chrysopyga I have posted this on other sites, but it was so difficult to find an ID, that I think it deserves a place on this site. I am posting two images, a male with the eyes touching, and this female with the eyes separated. In three years, I only managed to get close enough to capture images three times.<br />
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Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Bushes alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br />
 Bandung,Geotagged,Indonesia,Phytomia chrysopyga,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Phytomia chrysopyga

I have posted this on other sites, but it was so difficult to find an ID, that I think it deserves a place on this site. I am posting two images, a male with the eyes touching, and this female with the eyes separated. In three years, I only managed to get close enough to capture images three times.

Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Bushes alongside a stream and paddy fields.

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Phytomia chrysopyga is a species of hoverfly described by Wiedemann in 1819.

Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Vodkaman
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Uploaded Apr 8, 2016. Captured Jun 22, 2013 10:25 in Jl. Lavender No.8, Ciwaruga, Parongpong, Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat, Indonesia.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 1/80s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm