Species Eristalinus aeneus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Internet References

Syrphid - Eristalsis? - Eristalinus aeneus - male

Large dark metallic brown fly with golf ball eyes - Eristalinus aeneus

I hate Syrphids... or is it a Tabanid? - Eristalinus aeneus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Aschiza)

Family Syrphidae (Syrphid Flies)

Subfamily Eristalinae

Tribe Eristalini

Genus Eristalinus

Species aeneus (Eristalinus aeneus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Previously called Eristalis aeneus

Size

8-10 mm.

Identification

It resembles a dark, greenish, metallic blow fly (bottle fly), but it has stripes on the thorax.

Eyes covered with numerous, small, dark spots that tend to run together on upper part of eyes

Internet References

Rat tailed maggots

Syrphidae of Oklahoma

Syrphidae of Ontario

Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 30 September, 2005 - 6:59am
Last updated 20 October, 2005 - 8:28am

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