Eristalis nemorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a dronefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEristalis nemorum (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 nemorum (a dronefly) :
1: Eristalis nemorum (a dronefly)
30 Jul 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, visiting Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Antennae - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver background
2: Eristalis nemorum (a dronefly)
30 Jul 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, visiting Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - dorsal view, and thorax - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - lateral view, and thorax - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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