Eristalis transversa

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Eristalis transversa
Transverse Flower Fly (Eristalis transversa) - MacGregor Point Provincial Park 01.jpg
Male
Eryngium yuccifolium-Eristalis transversa-female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Eristalis
Species:
E. transversa
Binomial name
Eristalis transversa
(Wiedemann, 1830)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Eristalis fascicollis Say, 1835
  • Eristalis philadelphicus Macquart, 1842
  • Eristalis pumilus Macquart, 1842
  • Eristalis transversus Wiedemann, 1830
  • Eristalis vittata Macquart, 1834
  • Eristalis zonatus Bigot, 1880
  • Eristalomyia calomera Bigot, 1880

Eristalis transversa, the transverse-banded flower fly, is a species of hoverfly.[2][3][4] It occurs in the eastern United States and Canada, where it is abundant and conspicuous.[5] It flies from early April to late October in a wide variety of habitats.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Wiedemann, Christian Rudolph Wilhelm (1830). Aussereuropäische Zweiflügelige Insekten. Vol. 2. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Eristalis transversa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "Eristalis transversa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ^ a b Skevington, Jeffrey H.; Locke, Michelle M.; Young, Andrew D.; Moran, Kevin; Crins, William J.; Marshall, Stephen A. (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691189406.

Further reading[]

  • 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.

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