Eristalis arbustorum

Eristalis arbustorum
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Eristalis
Subgenus:	Eoseristalis
Species:	E. arbustorum
Binomial name
Eristalis arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
E. arbustorum (Linnaeus 1758) E. lyra (Harris, 1776]) E. nemorum (Linnaeus 1758) E. paralleli (Harris, 1776]) E. parralleli (Harris, 1782) Musca arbustorum Linnaeus 1758 Musca lyra Harris, 1776 Musca nemorum Linnaeus 1758 Musca paralleli Harris, 1776 Musca parralleli Harris, 1782[1]

Eristalis arbustorum is a European species of hoverfly. The size of the coloured patches on the abdomen varies with larval rearing temperature, as does wing length. They are attracted to the flowers of cow parsley, common hogweed, creeping thistle and knapweed.^[2]

References

1. Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.
2. "Hoverflies". Retrieved 2009-12-12.