Eristalis arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a dronefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEristalis arbustorum (a dronefly)
GenusEristalis (droneflies)
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 Eristalis arbustorum (a dronefly) :
1: Eristalis arbustorum (a dronefly)
8 Aug 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, at Hemp Agrimony flowers
Image 1: Male - antenna - highly enlargedImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Male - face and legs - highly enlargedImage 4: Male - face - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 5: Male - face - anterior view - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Male - face - oblique view - highly enlargedImage 7: Male - lateral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 8: Male - ventralview - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 9: Male - wing - enlarged
2: Eristalis arbustorum (a dronefly)
29 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Male, on Ragwort flowers
Image 1: Male - lateral and dorsal viewsImage 2: Male - ventral view
3: Eristalis arbustorum (a dronefly)
29 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Female, on Ragwort flowers
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - latero-ventral viewImage 3: Female - ventral view

Eristalis arbustorum (a dronefly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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