Jashinea pertusa (Loew, 1858) - Identification

Length 16 mm. Black; frons, antennae, palpi, proboscis, except tip, legs, and tip of abdomen, orange. Cheeks, occiput and pleurae with sparse black pile; pile of legs short and yellow. Halteres black, knobs white. Wings black, with small hyaline spot in apex of first basal cell.

Original description by Loew (Silvius pertusus):
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35325#page/40/mode/1up

Widely distributed in the Afrotropical region.

iNat observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67761645

Posted on August 18, 2023 09:26 AM by traianbertau