On a quiet, peaceful morning, I found a tiny insect perched peacefully on a white flower petal in full bloom. It looked so peaceful on the flower, as if it had found the comfortable home it had been searching for. I watched it carefully, slowly but surely, tracing the petals. Its movements were so slow, it seemed almost motionless.
When the sunlight reflected off its golden yellow body, combined with jet black, displayed a beautiful shimmer, resembling a priceless painting of the universe. It was truly beautiful. In fact, the insect's coloration wasn't just beautiful; it was also fortunate. Its coloration resembled that of a wasp or bee. Judging from its other physical characteristics, it wasn't a wasp or bee. It didn't have long antennae. Its antennae were very short and rounded at the tips, a characteristic of a fly.
As usual, I first uploaded each observation to inaturalist for a name and identification. There, I discovered that this beautiful insect was a fly from the genus Graptomyza. It's a genus of hoverflies in the Syrphidae family. Oddly, when I searched Google for the name in my language or Indonesian, I couldn't find it. I also couldn't find a name for this fly in English.
| Latin name | Genus Graptomyza |
|---|---|
| Observation date | 22 Agt, 2025 |
| Camera used | realme 7 Pro |
| Photographers | @reachdreams |
| Location | Aceh, Indonesia |
| Link to original community |
|---|
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/308103993
| Latitude | Longitude | Map |
|---|---|---|
| 4.695135 | 96.7493993 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.695135&mlon=96.7493993 |
