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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 - Eristalsis? - Eristalinus aeneus - male

Flower Fly? Neat eyes. California - Eristalinus aeneus

Syrphidae: Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus? - Eristalinus aeneus - male

Common Lagoon Fly - Eristalinus aeneus - female

What species of fly? Cluster fly? - 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. CJAI 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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