Eristalinus barclayi (Bezzi, 1915) is a animal in the Syrphidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eristalinus barclayi (Bezzi, 1915)

Eristalinus barclayi (Bezzi, 1915)

Eristalinus barclayi is a fairly large striped African hoverfly found in Malawi.

Family
Genus
Eristalinus
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Eristalinus barclayi (Bezzi, 1915)

Eristalinus barclayi (Bezzi, 1915) is a species of African hoverfly that is found in Malawi. It is a fairly large hoverfly species, reaching 15 millimetres (0.59 inches) in length. This species shares striped eye markings with the more widespread Eristalinus taeniops, but can be distinguished from that species by its clearly patterned striped thorax.

Photo: (c) Christopher Hamman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Christopher Hamman · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Syrphidae Eristalinus

More from Syrphidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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