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Eristalinus quinquestriatus
About 1cm in body length. Eristalinus is a hoverfly genus of the family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers.
Spotted in the backyard on a yet to be identified weed's flower.
IDd before as Eristalinus megacephalus, but this species does not have Oriental distribution, and more on African and Palaearctic. References: http://www.zmuc.dk/entoWeb/collections-d..., http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/departments..., http://www.syrphidae.com/specie.php?genu..., http://www2.aegean.gr/lab_biogeography-e..., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Erista..., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly. Matching ID: http://memobird.exblog.jp/16847115/ http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread... Other Ref: http://vjs.ac.vn/index.php/vjbio/article...
I learned a lot from PN Agnes. Before I joined, I knew only two kinds of flies, the "langaw" and the "bangaw" :)
Bull's eye Leana! Megacephalus just perfect term for its big head! Thanks!!
Spotted on Oct 4, 2012
Submitted on Nov 7, 2012
