Eristalinus aeneus (Scopoli, 1763)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEristalinus aeneus (a hoverfly)
GenusEristalinus (a genus of flies)
TribeEristalini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilyMILESIINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Eristalinus aeneus (a hoverfly) :
1: Eristalinus aeneus (a hoverfly)
12 Aug 2014 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, visiting Bristly Ox-tongue
Image 1: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - wings together - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Wing - highly enlarged - white background

Eristalinus aeneus (a hoverfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eristalinus aeneus (a hoverfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eristalinus aeneus (a hoverfly)
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