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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Aschiza » Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Eristalis » Subgenus Eoseristalis (Eristalis Subgenus Eoseristalis) » Transverse Flower Fly (Eristalis transversa)

Species Eristalis transversa - Transverse Flower Fly

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Hover Fly (Eristalis sp.) - Eristalis transversa - male 5012711 Syrphid - Eristalis transversa - male Eristalis transversa - male FlyB - Eristalis transversa - female Transverse Flower Fly - Eristalis transversa - male Id of type of Bee? - Eristalis transversa - male Fly - Bee lookalike Flower Fly - Right side - Eristalis transversa - male Unidentified Insect 64 - Eristalis transversa
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 Eristalis
No Taxon (Subgenus Eoseristalis)
Species transversa (Transverse Flower Fly)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Species name may be listed as transversus.
Explanation of Names
Author of species is Wiedemann, 1830.
Size
9-11 mm
Identification
Thorax distinctly bicolored (gray on front half, black on rear half); scutellum bright yellow, much brighter than the pale yellow of other Eristalis species. This combination of characters is diagnostic.
Range
Includes eastern North America: on lists from Ontario, North Carolina
Habitat
Fields with flowers, gardens
Season
May-October (Ontario)
Late April to mid October (other parts of Canada)
March-December (North Carolina)
Food
Adults take nectar.
Print References
Brimley p. 352 (1)
Internet References
Syrphids of Ontario
Giff Beaton
North Carolina State University Entomology--common in collection, 177 pinned, including from that state
Canadian National Collection of Insects
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Plate_2a
Works Cited
1.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
Contributed by Cotinis on 13 December, 2004 - 4:10pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Ted Kropiewnicki
Last updated 14 February, 2008 - 10:46pm

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