Image of Pygophora apicalis Schiner 1868

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Locality: NEW ZEALAND AK, Auckland 1072, suburb of Panmure, Mt Wellington War Memorial Reserve. Habitat: Resting on foliage, in sunshine. Identification: Pygophora apicalis Schiner, 1868. Male. Lacking wing spots. ID based on Green & Pont (2003), who note (pp. 102-103) that 'Wings are clear, with a single dark patch apically on the leading margin (Fig. 3), though males sometimes lack this dark wing-spot, or have it very much reduced.' REFERENCES Green, O.R.; Pont, A.C. 2003: A new record, Pygophora apicalis Schiner (Diptera: Muscidae: Coenosiini), established in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand entomologist, 26(1): 101-104. doi: 10.1080/00779962.2003.9722114