Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eristalis tenax

Posted by Sundew on 04-06-2022 12:51
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If you google "Eristalis tenax colour variation" you get interesting results, e.g. the papers by Heal (https://www.natur...197924.pdf, https://www.natur...198268.pdf). Also Epistrophe eligans is quite variable as to abdominal markings. You can identify Eristalis tenax by the two vertical hair-bands on the eye (see pictures in https://www.opsu....fly17.html).
Regards, Sundew