Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenax
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Eristalis
Species:	E. tenax
Binomial name
	Eristalis tenax; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Eristalis campestris Meigen, 1822; Musca tenax Linnaeus, 1758;

Eristalis tenax, the common drone fly, is a common, migratory, cosmopolitan species of hover fly.^[2] It is the most widely distributed syrphid species in the world, and is known from all regions except the Antarctic. It has been introduced into North America and is widely established. It can be found in gardens and fields in Europe^[3] and Australia.^[4] It has also been found in the Himalayas.^[5]

^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 253, xvpp. ISBN 978-0-9502891-4-4.
^ Cite error: The named reference skev2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Francuski, Ljubinka; Djurakic, Marko; Ludoški, Jasmina; Milankov, Vesna (2013-08-01). "Landscape genetics and spatial pattern of phenotypic variation of Eristalis tenax across Europe". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 51 (3): 227–238. doi:10.1111/jzs.12017. ISSN 1439-0469.
^ Hull, Frank M. (1937). A Check List of the Syrphidae of Oceania. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bernice P. Bishop Museum.
^ Shah1;Jan2;Ahmad Wachkoo3, Ghulam Mustafa1;Ulfat2;Aijaz3 (2014). "A CHECKLIST OF HOVERFLIES (DIPTERA/ SYRPHIDAE) IN THE WESTERN HIMALAYA, INDIA" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 60 (4): 283–305.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 253, xvpp. ISBN 978-0-9502891-4-4.

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[3] Francuski, Ljubinka; Djurakic, Marko; Ludoški, Jasmina; Milankov, Vesna (2013-08-01). "Landscape genetics and spatial pattern of phenotypic variation of Eristalis tenax across Europe". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 51 (3): 227–238. doi:10.1111/jzs.12017. ISSN 1439-0469.

[4] Hull, Frank M. (1937). A Check List of the Syrphidae of Oceania. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bernice P. Bishop Museum.

[5] Shah1;Jan2;Ahmad Wachkoo3, Ghulam Mustafa1;Ulfat2;Aijaz3 (2014). "A CHECKLIST OF HOVERFLIES (DIPTERA/ SYRPHIDAE) IN THE WESTERN HIMALAYA, INDIA" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 60 (4): 283–305.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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