Eristalis obscura
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Eristalis |
| Species: | E. obscura
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| Eristalis obscura (Loew, 1866)
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Eristalis obscura, the dusky drone fly, is a common species of syrphid fly first officially described by Loew in 1866. This species is widespread in the northern part of North America and Europe east to Siberia. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found around and on flowers from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. The larvae are aquatic filter-feeders of the rat-tailed type.[2][3][1][4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Eristalis obscura Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
- ^ Speight, M.C.D. (2011) Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera), Glasgow 2011. Syrph the Net, the database of European Syrphidae, vol. 65, 285 pp., Syrph the Net publications, Dublin.
- ^ "Eristalis obscura". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Eristalis obscura species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
Further reading[edit]
- Telford, H. S. (1970). "Eristalis (Diptera: Syrphidae) from America North of Mexico". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 63 (5): 1201–1210. doi:10.1093/aesa/63.5.1201.
- Hull, Frank Montgomery (1925). "A Review of the Genus Eristalis Latreille in North America. Part II" (PDF). The Ohio Journal of Science. 25: 11–45.
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