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Definition of Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenax
Drone fly Drone" fly` (Zo["o]l.) A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. See Eristalis.

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- Eristalis tenax, the common drone fly, is a common, migratory, cosmopolitan species of hover fly. It is the most widely distributed syrphid species in...
- many species of Eristalis remain to be discovered.[citation needed] Adults of Eristalis species such as the common drone fly (E. tenax) and the orange-legged...
- commonly encountered rat-tailed maggot is the larva of the drone fly, Eristalis tenax. It lives in stagnant, oxygen-deprived water, with a high organic content...
- mimicry. Despite this, hoverflies are harmless to humans. Drone flies, Eristalis tenax, are an example of a species of hoverfly who exhibit Batesian mimicry...
- on the lips or on food. There can also be accidental myiasis that Eristalis tenax can cause in humans via water containing the larvae or in contaminated...
- Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763 and is found in Asia and Europe. Like Eristalis tenax, the larvae of E. pertinax are rat-tailed maggots living in drainage...
- the most common and familiar flies. One of these familiar flies is Eristalis tenax, or otherwise known as the drone fly. Guo, Shibao; Chen, Junhua; Song...
- May to September. It is of a similar size to the common drone fly (Eristalis tenax), but Myathropa are generally more yellow, with two light bands to...
- A well-known species included in this subfamily is the dronefly, Eristalis tenax. Species in this subfamily are often misclassified as bees instead...
- Several species are well-known honeybee mimics, such as the drone fly Eristalis tenax, while other genera such as Helophilus and Parhelophilus exhibit wasp-like...