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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Eristalina » Drone Flies (Eristalis) » Subgenus Eoseristalis (Eristalis Subgenus Eoseristalis) » Eristalis stipator

Species Eristalis stipator

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Season · Works Cited
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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 stipator (Eristalis stipator)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eristalis californicus Nayar & Cole 1969, Eristalis latifrons Loew 1866
Explanation of Names
Eristalis stipator Osten Sacken 1877
Size
10-13 mm(1)
Range
transcontinental (NS-BC to FL-CA & Mexico)(2)
Season
Late May to mid-Sep(1)
Works Cited
1.Syrphidae of Ontario
2.Thompson F.C., Pape T., Evenhuis N.L. (2013) Systema Dipterorum, Version 1.5
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 10 July, 2005 - 4:53pm
Additional contributions by Ted Kropiewnicki, v belov
Last updated 18 December, 2014 - 10:31am

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