''Orthonevra elegans'' is a species of small
hoverflies
Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family (biology), family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen Hover (behaviour), hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed main ...
in the subfamily
Eristalinae
Eristalinae (or Milesiinae) are one of the four subfamilies of the fly family (biology), family Hoverfly, Syrphidae, or hoverflies. A well-known species included in this subfamily is the Eristalis tenax, common drone fly, ''Eristalis tenax''. ...
. It is found in Europe and Asia.
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''Chrysogaster elegans'' at insectoid.info''Orthonevra elegans'' at insectoid.info
Brachyopini
Insects described in 1822
Diptera of Asia
Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen
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