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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Eristalina » Eristalinus » Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus (Eristalinus aeneus)
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Metallic Syrphid? - Eristalinus aeneus
Copyright © 2008 Ken Schneider

Metallic Syrphid? - Eristalinus aeneus
Mountain View Baylands, Santa Clara County, California, USA
September 28, 2008
Size: ~ 1 cm
This fly looks like a dark, metallic syrphid, although I can't see the wing veins too well - looks like our images of Eristalinus aeneus?

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 28 September, 2008 - 1:21pm
Last updated 28 September, 2008 - 8:17pm

Eristalinus for sure and I'd say you have species right too.
Most posts comment on the eyes, rather than the sheen. For syrphids with unusual eyes, check Eristalinus first.
… Ron Hemberger, 28 September, 2008 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Ron!
Noticed the eyes but thought they were "worn" at first - guess they are characteristic of the genus?
… Ken Schneider, 28 September, 2008 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Those "golf ball eyes" as one contributor termed them...
are more specific to species than to genus. (I have one so-eyed fly IDed here as Eristalinis sp.)

My favorite eyes are those of E. taeniops: http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/diptera/Eristalinus.htm
… Ron Hemberger, 28 September, 2008 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Cool!
Nice images! Those look more like tabanid eyes!

Moving to species page, as those two species are the only ones around, according to the info. page.
… Ken Schneider, 28 September, 2008 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

 
...
...duplicated
… Ron Hemberger, 28 September, 2008 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

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