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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) » Transverse Flower Fly (Eristalis transversa)

Species Eristalis transversa - Transverse Flower Fly

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · Internet References · Works Cited
Hoverfly - Eristalis transversa - female Which fly is this, please? - Eristalis transversa - female Transverse Flower Fly? - Eristalis transversa - male Eristalis transversa - male Transverse Flower Fly - Eristalis transversa - male Eristalis transversa Transverse Flower Fly - Eristalis transversa - female Eristalis transversa - male
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 transversa (Transverse Flower Fly)
Explanation of Names
Eristalis transversa Wiedemann 1830
Size
9-11 mm
Identification
Thorax distinctly bicolored (gray on front half, black on rear half); scutellum bright yellow, much brighter than the pale yellow of other Eristalis species. This combination of characters is diagnostic.
Range
NS-MT south to FL-TX-UT(1)
Season
May-Oct in ON(2); Mar-Dec in NC(3)
Life Cycle
Lays eggs into various environments where food sources are plentiful. Some lay their eggs into beetles; after hatching, the larvae then feed on the beetle's eggs.
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Internet References
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Works Cited
1.Thompson F.C., Pape T., Evenhuis N.L. (2013) Systema Dipterorum, Version 1.5
2.Syrphidae of Ontario
3.Insects of North Carolina
C.S. Brimley. 1938. North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Contributed by Cotinis on 13 December, 2004 - 4:10pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod, Ted Kropiewnicki, v belov
Last updated 25 April, 2016 - 6:16pm

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