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Species Eristalis anthophorina

Representative Images

bee mimic syrphid - Eristalis anthophorina - female Stanley Park Syrphid - Eristalis anthophorina MN Sep - Eristalis anthophorina - male Bumble bee mimic - Eristalis anthophorina - female Criorhina - Eristalis anthophorina Eristalis anthophorina Anthophorine Drone Fly - Eristalis anthophorina flower fly - Eristalis anthophorina - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Aschiza")
Family Syrphidae (Hover Flies)
Subfamily Eristalinae
Tribe Eristalini
Subtribe Eristalina
Genus Eristalis (Drone Flies)
No Taxon (Subgenus Eoseristalis)
Species anthophorina (Eristalis anthophorina)

Explanation of Names

Eristalis anthophorina (Fallén 1817)

Size

11-12 mm

Range

Palaearctic (holarctic or introduced?)

Habitat

Muddy pools; heath and moorlands

Food

Larvae feed on submerged plant litter. Adults feed on flowers.

Remarks

Mimics Bumble Bees by looks and behavior

Internet References

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (1)

Works Cited

1.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by tom murray on 24 May, 2005 - 5:51pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz, Ted Kropiewnicki, v belov
Last updated 4 November, 2016 - 4:16am

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