Eristalinus is a genus of hoverfly. Most species have very distinctive eye marking in the form of spots or banding, though these features may fade on some preserved specimens. Most are stout flies, and are nimble flyers, even compared to other hoverfly species.
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manure. Eristalinus taeniops. Male Male eyes (Close-up) Female Female eyes (Close-up) "Picture of the day" award winner Alvesgaspar Eristalinus taeniops...
Eristalinus aeneus (Scopoli, 1763), the common lagoon fly, is a fairly common species of syrphid fly observed throughout the United States and Europe...
Eristalis though as rather a distinct group. They are very similar to Eristalinus, but Austalis is defined by having a postalar pile tuft but lacking the...
Eristalinus megacephalus is a species of hoverfly. Eristalinus megacephalus has a black abdomen and golden horizontal stripes larger in males. It has a...
NOTE: Commons links to Eristalinus quinquestriatus Eristalinus quinquelineatus is an African, European and Asian species of hoverfly. Barkalov, A.V. "Syrphidae...
Eristalinus punctulatus is a species of hover fly within the genus Eristalinus, which is in the family Syrphidae. The species has spotted eyes, with the...
Eristalinus barclayi is a species of African hoverfly found in Malawi. At 15 millimetres (0.59 in) long it is a fairly large hoverfly species. It resembles...
Eristalinus sepulchralis is a European species of hoverfly. The species are brownish-white from a close up, and look like a wasp. From a distance though...
surface, and is dark brown in colour. "Eristalinus tabanoides (Jaennicke, 1867)". Catalogue of Life. "Eristalinus tabanoides (Jeannicke)". The pollinator...
Eristalinus seychellarum is a species of hoverfly found in the Seychelles. It is black with blue reflections and red and orange striped eyes. Bezzi, Mario...
the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. They are very similar to Eristalinus, but Kertesziomyia is defined by having a postalar pile tuft but lacking...
Sphiximorpha willistoni (Kahl, 1897) Williston's Wasp Fly is a rare species. Eristalinus aeneus (Scopoli, 1763) The Common Lagoon Fly is fairly common. New York...
genera have been added that refine the description of Latreille such as Eristalinus, Meromarcrus, Palpada, Helopilus etc. The subtribe Eristalina has been...
Edwards, 1915 (=Xenozoon): AU OR Eristalinus (=Metalloeristalis, Oreristalis): cosmopolitan Subgenera: E. (Eristalinus) Rondani, 1845 E. (Eristalodes)...
Common sister genera include Eristalis (99 species), Meromacrus (43 sp.), Eristalinus (100 sp.) and Helophilus (50 sp.). The genus palpada is distinguished...
pollinator Myathropa florea Flowers of Iberian pear visited by its pollinator Eristalinus taeniops The Iberian pear flowers during February–March. It is pollinated...
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