Eristalinus punctulatus is a species of hover fly within the genus Eristalinus, which is in the family Syrphidae.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Genus: | Eristalinus |
Species: | E. punctulatus
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Binomial name | |
Eristalinus punctulatus (Macquart, 1847)
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Description
editThe species has spotted eyes, with the males being holoptic and the females dichoptic.[2] Adults are active during almost the whole year with a significant peak in summer between November and January.
Range
editThe species is found across Australia, and has also been reported in New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Eristalinus punctulatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ Campoy, Andrés; Pérez‐Bañón, Celeste; Aznar, Daniel; Rojo, Santos (2020). "Description of the preimaginal stages of the golden native dronefly from Australia, Eristalinus punctulatus (Macquart, 1847) (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Austral Entomology. 59 (4): 784–793. doi:10.1111/aen.12497. S2CID 225228701.
- ^ Thompson, F.C.; Mengual, X.; Young, A.D.; Skevington, J.H. (2017). "Flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Philippines, Solomon Islands, Wallacea and New Guinea". In Telnov, D.; Barclay, M.V.L.; Pauwels, O.S.G. (eds.). Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea, Vol. III. The Entomological Society of Latvia, Riga. pp. 501–524.