Eristalinus taeniops
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| Eristalinus taeniops | |
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| Eristalinus taeniops female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Eristalinus |
| Subgenus: | Eristalodes |
| Species: | E. taeniops |
| Binomial name | |
| Eristalinus taeniops (Wiedemann, 1818) |
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Eristalinus taeniops is a species of hoverfly, also known as the band-eyed drone fly.
[edit] Distribution
Portugal, Spain and around the Mediterranean, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, North Africa, The Canary Islands, The Caucasus, Eastern parts of Afrotropical region to South Africa, Nepal Northern Pakistan and Northern India, Iran.[1] Introduced to Parts of North America (California and Florida).
[edit] See also
Photos of Californian specimens
[edit] References
- ^ Hassan Ghahari, Rüstem Hayat, Mehrdad Tabari, Hadi Ostovan (2008). "Hover Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) From Rice Fields and Around Grasslands of Northern Iran". Munis Entomology & Zoology (Ankara, Turkey: Munis Research Group) 3 (1): 275–284. http://www.munisentzool.org/yayin/vol3/issue1/275-284.pdf. Retrieved 06 January 2009.
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