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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)

Species Eristalinus aeneus - Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Syrphid Fly - Eristalinus aeneus - female Beefly - Eristalinus aeneus - male Helophilus? - Eristalinus aeneus Flower Fly? Neat eyes. California - Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus - female Common Lagoon Fly - Eristalinus aeneus - female What kind of fly is that? - Eristalinus aeneus - female Eristalinus aeneus? - Eristalinus aeneus
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 Eristalinus
Species aeneus (Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus)
Other Common Names
Common Lagoon Fly(1)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eristalis cuprovittatus Wiedemann 1830, Eristalis sincerus Harris 1841, Eristalis aeneus
Explanation of Names
Eristalinus aeneus (Scopoli 1763)
Size
8-12 mm(2)
Identification
Eyes with numerous small dark spots that tend to coalesce towards the top of eye
Range
Native to Europe, adventive (and widespread) in NA
Food
Adults nectar on yellow composites, white Apiaceae, or Salix(1)
Life Cycle
In Europe, larvae often found associated with decaying seaweed(2)
Remarks
the only representative of the subgen. Lathyrophthalmus Mik 1897 in our area(3)
Internet References
Taxon page(3)
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America
Jeffrey H. Skevington and Michelle M. Locke, Andrew D. Young, Kevin Moran, William J. Crins and Stephen A. Marshall. 2019. Princeton University Press.
2.Syrphidae of Ontario
3.Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae
Miranda G.F.G, Young A.D., Locke M.M., Marshall S.A., Skevington J.H., Thompson F.C. 2013. Can. J. Arthropod Identification 23: 1‒351.
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 30 September, 2005 - 6:59am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Hartmut Wisch, Vox Sciurorum, v belov, Marci Hess
Last updated 19 November, 2019 - 1:34pm

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