Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Drone-fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEristalis tenax (Drone-fly)
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 tenax (Drone-fly) :
1: Eristalis tenax (Drone-fly)
18 Sep 2014 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue
Image 1: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - antero-dorsal viewImage 2: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - dorsal viewImage 3: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - dorsal view (2)Image 4: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - dorsal view (3)Image 5: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - dorsal view (4)Image 6: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - dorsal view (5)Image 7: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - dorsal view (6)Image 8: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - dorsal view (7)Image 9: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - dorsal view (8)Image 10: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - dorsal view (9)Image 11: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - dorsal view (10)Image 12: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - dorsal view (11)Image 13: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - dorso-lateral viewImage 14: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - latero-dorsal viewImage 15: Female - visiting Bristly Ox-tongue - postero-dorsal view
2: Eristalis tenax (Drone-fly)
30 Jul 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, visiting Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Eristalis tenax (Drone-fly)
4 Jun 2012 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
male, dark form (following cold weather), visiting Dog Daisies
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 5: Wing - highly enlarged - pale background
4: Eristalis tenax (Drone-fly)
18 May 2007 OSGR: TF61 52° 40’ N, 0° 30’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
Male, resting on sandy bank
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 3: Male - latero-dorsal view - close-up
5: Eristalis tenax (Drone-fly)
18 May 2007 OSGR: TF61 52° 40’ N, 0° 30’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
Male, resting on sandy bank
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up (2)
6: Eristalis tenax (Drone-fly)
18 May 2007 OSGR: TF61 52° 40’ N, 0° 30’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
Male, resting on sandy bank
Image 1: Male - dorso-lateral viewImage 2: Male - dorso-lateral view - close-upImage 3: Male - latero-dorsal view - close-up
7: Eristalis tenax (Drone-fly)
18 May 2007 OSGR: TF61 52° 40’ N, 0° 30’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
Male, resting on sandy bank
Image 1: Male - front three-quarter view - close-upImage 2: Male - front three-quarter view - close-up (2)Image 3: Male - front three-quarter view - close-up (3)Image 4: Male - front three-quarter view - close-up (4)
8: Eristalis tenax (Drone-fly)
28 May 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, visiting Ox-eye Daisy in garden
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Male - latero-dorsal view - enlarged
9: Eristalis tenax (Drone-fly)
8 Aug 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, visiting Hemp Agrimony flowers
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - grey background (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - grey background (3)Image 4: Male - dostero-lateral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 5: Male - head - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 6: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 7: Male - ventral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 8: Wing - enlarged

Eristalis tenax (Drone-fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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