Eristalis intricaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a dronefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEristalis intricaria (a dronefly)
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)
Records of Eristalis intricaria (a dronefly) :
1: Eristalis intricaria (a dronefly)
7 Jul 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 7: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - ventro-lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
2: Eristalis intricaria (a dronefly)
18 Jul 2007 OSGR: SN69 52° 30’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: Cardigan (VC 46) Wales
Male, visiting flowers of Bramble
Image 1: Male - lateral view - on bramble flowerImage 2: Male - lateral view - on bramble flower (2)Image 3: Male - lateral view - on bramble flower - close-upImage 4: Male - postero-dorsal view - on bramble flower - close-upImage 5: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - enlarged - grey background
3: Eristalis intricaria (a dronefly)
14 Aug 2005 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, settled on pony dung
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - enlarged - grey background
4: Eristalis intricaria (a dronefly)
9 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, on Willow leaf
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings spreadImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Female - lateral viewImage 4: Female - ventral view
5: Eristalis intricaria (a dronefly)
10 Apr 1976 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Male
Image 1: Male - lateral view - enlargedImage 2: Male - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Male - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: Male - latero-dorsal view - enlarged (2)

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eristalis intricaria (a dronefly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eristalis intricaria (a dronefly)
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