Eristalis
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Taxonomy · GBIF
Common Drone Fly
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilySyrphidae
Observations101,100
Groupinsecta
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Scientific name and grammatical gender
- Identification
- Larvae
- Pollination
- Interactions with humans
- Species
- Gallery
- References
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Eristalis is a large genus of hoverflies, family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Several species are known as drone flies (or droneflies) because they bear a resemblance to honeybee drones.