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Hoverfly

Eristalinus megacephalus (Rossi, 1794)

Photo by IanWongkar
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Field Notes

Notes:

Order: Diptera,
Family: Syrphidae,
Genus: Eristalinus,
Species: Eristalinus megacephalus.

Species ID Suggestions

Syrphid fly

Eristalinus megacephalus

Spotted Eye Hoverfly

Eristalinus aeneus

Comments (5)

I agree with you JuanDiTrani, Eristalinus megacephalus this hoverfly alot in Indonesia.
Hi Johan. I think you are right on the genus, but the abdomen on aeneus is remarkably different.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/13293013
Tabanidae Family member.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2012

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