Orthoprosopa pacifica

Orthoprosopa pacifica
Scientific classification Edit this 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
(Hippa [fi], 1980)
Synonyms

Paratropidia pacifica Hippa, 1980

Orthoprosopa pacifica is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.

Distribution

Orthoprosopa pacifica is known from New Caledonia. It has been collected at about 150–460 m (500–1,500 ft) above sea level.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Orthoprosopa pacifica Hippa, 1980". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  2. 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.