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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...
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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...
- 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...
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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...
- A well-known
species included in this
subfamily is the dronefly,
Eristalis tenax.
Species in this
subfamily are
often misclassified as bees instead...
- ; Fitzpatrick,
Sheila M. (2012). "Territoriality in the
Drone Fly,
Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae)". The
Canadian Entomologist. 113 (8): 695–704...
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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...
