Syrphidae
Eristalis nemorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eristalis nemorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eristalis nemorum is a species of hover fly with defined morphological characteristics, with illustrated genitalia and larva from past studies.
Eristalis transversa (Wiedemann, 1830)
Eristalis transversa (Wiedemann, 1830)
Eristalis transversa is a 7–12 mm fly found in eastern North America and southeastern Canada with distinct patterned body markings.
Eristalis dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)
Eristalis dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)
Black-shouldered drone fly (Eristalis dimidiata) is an insect with a defined set of distinct physical characteristics.
Eristalis flavipes Walker, 1849
Eristalis flavipes Walker, 1849
Eristalis flavipes is a bumblebee-mimicking hover fly species with documented morphological characteristics from head to legs.
Eristalis arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eristalis arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eristalis arbustorum is a hoverfly species with distinct morphological features and a wide introduced and native range.
Eristalis rupium Fabricius, 1805
Eristalis rupium Fabricius, 1805
Eristalis rupium, the spot-winged drone fly, is a common European syrphid fly with aquatic rat-tailed larvae.
Eristalis hirta Loew, 1866
Eristalis hirta Loew, 1866
Eristalis hirta is a hoverfly species found in Western North America and Northern Europe, with a body length of 10–15 mm.
Eristalis stipator Osten Sacken, 1877
Eristalis stipator Osten Sacken, 1877
Eristalis stipator is a species with variable appearance and specific, documented morphological features.
Eristalis cryptarum (Fabricius, 1794)
Eristalis cryptarum (Fabricius, 1794)
Eristalis cryptarum is a 9–13mm hoverfly species whose adult morphology is detailed, while its larva remains undescribed.
Eristalis anthophorina (Fallén, 1817)
Eristalis anthophorina (Fallén, 1817)
Eristalis anthophorina is a bumblebee-mimicking hoverfly species found in Holarctic wetland habitats.
Eristalis intricaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eristalis intricaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eristalis intricaria is a Palaearctic hoverfly species with distinct hair color variation across forms and sexes.
Eristalis obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis obscura, the dusky drone fly, is a widespread syrphid species with aquatic rat-tailed filter-feeding larvae.
Eristalis abusivus Collin, 1931
Eristalis abusivus Collin, 1931
Eristalis abusivus Collin, 1931 is a hoverfly species with a wide Palearctic distribution, ranging from the Faroes to the Pacific coast of Russia.
Eristalis saxorum (Wiedemann, 1830)
Eristalis saxorum (Wiedemann, 1830)
Eristalis saxorum, the Blue-polished Drone Fly, is an uncommon syrphid hoverfly found in Eastern United States with little known about it.
Eristalis bellardii Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalis bellardii Jaennicke, 1867
This is a morphological species description of the dipteran species Eristalis bellardii Jaennicke, 1867, whose larvae remain unknown.
Eristalis oestracea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eristalis oestracea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eristalis oestracea, the orange-tailed drone fly, is a little-studied 14–15 mm hoverfly native to Europe and North America.
Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eristalis tenax, the drone fly, is a widespread bee-mimicking pollinating hoverfly.
Palpada vinetorum (Fabricius, 1799)
Palpada vinetorum (Fabricius, 1799)
Palpada vinetorum is a 10–14 mm insect with detailed body markings and structural features as described.
Palpada albifrons (Wiedemann, 1830)
Palpada albifrons (Wiedemann, 1830)
Palpada albifrons is an 8–9 mm hoverfly species with distinct morphological differences between males and females.
Palpada agrorum (Fabricius, 1787)
Palpada agrorum (Fabricius, 1787)
Palpada agrorum is a species of hoverfly found across North and South America, most commonly in the southeastern United States.
Palpada alhambra (Hull, 1925)
Palpada alhambra (Hull, 1925)
Palpada alhambra is a syrphid fly species found in California, Nevada, and Arizona.
Eristalinus taeniops (Wiedemann, 1818)
Eristalinus taeniops (Wiedemann, 1818)
Eristalinus taeniops is a bee-mimicking hoverfly with a broad native range and new introduced populations across the Americas.
Eristalinus barclayi (Bezzi, 1915)
Eristalinus barclayi (Bezzi, 1915)
Eristalinus barclayi is a fairly large striped African hoverfly found in Malawi.
Eristalinus aeneus (Scopoli, 1763)
Eristalinus aeneus (Scopoli, 1763)
Eristalinus aeneus is a cosmopolitan hoverfly species with distinct black-spotted eyes and characteristic morphological features.
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