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Hover Fly

Eristalinus taeniops

Description:

Also known as Band Eyed Drone Fly . It is easily identified by its yellow banded compound eyes . Thorax is marked with yellow stripes . Abdomen also has rounded yellow stripes like other hover flies but abdomen is thicker than other flies.

Habitat:

Found on Mustard Flowers at my hometown .

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2 Comments

KrantiAzad
KrantiAzad 11 years ago

Thanks Arun !

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

awesome capture !!

Kranti Dhiman
Spotted by
Kranti Dhiman

Punjab, India

Spotted on Feb 8, 2013
Submitted on Feb 8, 2013

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