Eristalis Latreille, 1804
(droneflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Eristalis arbustorum
a dronefly
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 14 images
Eristalis cryptarum
Bog Hoverfly
Species 1 ident. refs
Eristalis horticola
a dronefly
Female (Click to open) (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 13 images
Eristalis intricaria
a dronefly
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 27 images
Eristalis nemorum
a dronefly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 13 images
Eristalis pertinax
a dronefly
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 26 images
Eristalis tenax
Drone-fly
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 50 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusEristalis (droneflies)
TribeEristalini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilyMILESIINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Eristalis (droneflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eristalis (droneflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eristalis (droneflies)
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