Eristalis obscura Loew, 1866 is a animal in the Syrphidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Eristalis obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis obscura, the dusky drone fly, is a widespread syrphid species with aquatic rat-tailed filter-feeding larvae.
Eristalis obscura, commonly known as the dusky drone fly, is a species of syrphid fly that was first officially described by Loew in 1866. It is widespread across northern North America, Europe, and extends eastward into Siberia. The larvae of this species are aquatic rat-tailed filter-feeders.
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Melangyna umbellatarum (Fabricius, 1794)
Eristalinus modestus (Wiedemann, 1818)
Leucozona lucorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Helophilus latifrons Loew, 1863
Volucella bombylans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)
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