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Eristalinus punctulatus
This species has very distinctive eye marking in the form of spots or banding.At one time the members of this genus were divided into three clades (Eristalinus, Eristalodes and Lathyrophthalmus) based on morphological characters such as whether the eyes were spotted or striped. Recently Pérez-Bañon et al. studying the European species of Eristalinus using a combination of molecular data and male genitalia characters have determined that the genus in Europe at least, divides neatly into two clades - Eristalinus (+ Lathyrophthalmus) & Eristalodes. It was also discovered that the eye patterning was not taxonomically important as Eristalodes contained members with eyes either spotted or striped.
i looked up the net for Eristalinus aeneus, and i found an even closer match on
Eristalinus punctulatus. the eye pattern on the Eristalinus punctulatus is very different , with the spots being much smaller than the Eristalinus aeneus. Both these are common world wide.
Spotted on May 9, 2012
Submitted on May 17, 2012
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