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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 Eristalis (Eristalis Subgenus Eristalis) » Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
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Insects In Mid-November in Newfoundland - Eristalis tenax - male
Copyright © 2010 Mardon Erbland

Insects In Mid-November in Newfoundland - Eristalis tenax - Male
47.6304N 52.6876W, Logy Bay, Northeast Avalon, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
November 13, 2010
Size: Approx 12 mm

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Contributed by Mardon Erbland on 14 November, 2010 - 7:52am
Last updated 14 November, 2010 - 11:44am

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Mardon Erbland, 14 November, 2010 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

Looks like a male drone fly
Eristalis tenax
… Kurt Schaefer, 14 November, 2010 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

 
Good ID, tex.
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… Ron Hemberger, 14 November, 2010 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

 
Question...
I was going to move these images to the Eristalis tenax - Drone Fly page but then I noticed that none of the flies in the images there had eyes that almost touch at the top of the head like this one does. Is this significant? Are you still OK with me moving these images to that species page?
… Mardon Erbland, 14 November, 2010 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

 
Sharp eyes! Still, you're good to go, Mardon
On many flies, males - like yours - have larger eyes that touch at top center. Witness:


To find out if that applies to a specific fly, go to the Images tab for that fly and roll your cursor over the images. If some thoughtful contributor indicated gender, you'll see it in a rollover.
… Ron Hemberger, 14 November, 2010 - 10:52am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… John F. Carr, 14 November, 2010 - 7:54am login or register to post comments

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