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Hoverfly

Eristalinus megacephalus (Rossi, 1794)

Notes:

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

2 Species ID Suggestions

Spotted Eye Hoverfly
Eristalinus aeneus


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5 Comments

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

Nice one!

IanWongkar
IanWongkar 11 years ago

I agree with you JuanDiTrani, Eristalinus megacephalus this hoverfly alot in Indonesia.

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

Hi Johan. I think you are right on the genus, but the abdomen on aeneus is remarkably different.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Tabanidae Family member.

IanWongkar
Spotted by
IanWongkar

Jakarta, Indonesia

Spotted on Sep 7, 2012
Submitted on Sep 24, 2012

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