Eristalinus megacephalus has a black abdomen and golden horizontal stripes larger in males. It has a black thorax,[2] legs with black tips, transparent, flexible wings, a large head and golden compound eyes with pale purple spots.[3] Being about 8–11 mm long,[4] it is a good pollinator, and uses Batesian mimicry to look like hymenopteranbees and scare away predators.[5] Its appearance is also similar to bee flies (family Bombyliidae).[6] The species is listed in 2: 63 of Rossi's publication Mantissa insectorum.[7] There are no subspecies. It is the rarest species of the genus Eristalinus, and is common but not abundant.
The species's flight period is from May to October, and is most plentiful from June to July.[8]
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eristalinus, megacephalus, species, hoverfly, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, dipterafamily, syrphidaegenus, eristalinusspecies, megacephalusbinomial, namerossi, 1794, synonymseristalis, fascia. Eristalinus megacephalus is a species of hoverfly Eristalinus megacephalusScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder DipteraFamily SyrphidaeGenus EristalinusSpecies E megacephalusBinomial nameEristalinus megacephalusRossi 1794 1 SynonymsEristalis fasciatus Germar 1844 Eristalis laetus Wiedemann 1830 Eristalis obscuritarsis Meijere 1908 Eristalis pallinevris Macquart 1842 Eristalis quinquefasciatus Schiner 1849 Eristalis quinquevittatus Macquart 1849 Eristalis ridens Walker 1849 Lathyrophthalmus ishigakiensis Shiraki 1968 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 ReferencesDescription editEristalinus megacephalus has a black abdomen and golden horizontal stripes larger in males It has a black thorax 2 legs with black tips transparent flexible wings a large head and golden compound eyes with pale purple spots 3 Being about 8 11 mm long 4 it is a good pollinator and uses Batesian mimicry to look like hymenopteran bees and scare away predators 5 Its appearance is also similar to bee flies family Bombyliidae 6 The species is listed in 2 63 of Rossi s publication Mantissa insectorum 7 There are no subspecies It is the rarest species of the genus Eristalinus and is common but not abundant The species s flight period is from May to October and is most plentiful from June to July 8 Distribution editE megacephalus can be found in most countries including South Africa Egypt Sri Lanka China Taiwan India Java Guam Southern Spain Turkey North Africa Iran and coastal parts of Italy 9 Gallery edit nbsp Hoverfly on a Desi Badam nbsp Fly E megacephalus nbsp from Kerala IndiaSee also editEristalinus quinquelineatus Eristalinus taeniops Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus fuscicornis Eristalinus barclayi Eristalinus seychellarum Eristalinus aeneusReferences edit The World of Syrphidae Eristalinus megacephalus Rossi 1994 Retrieved 26 November 2014 African Wild Insect Book Flies Photos amp Descriptions PDF phpBB Group Retrieved 27 November 2014 Biodiversidad Costa Granadina Eristalinus megacephalus Spanish Biodiversidad Costa Granadina 9 October 2013 Retrieved 27 November 2014 Biosystematic Studies of Ceylonese Wasps XVII PDF The Smithsonian Institution Retrieved 27 November 2014 Animalandia Eristalinus megacephalus Rossi 1794 Spanish Retrieved 26 November 2014 blipfoto Eristalinus megacephalus Retrieved 27 November 2014 Introduction to Hover Flies PDF Retrieved 27 November 2014 A survey of the hoverflies of northeastern Algeria PDF Egyptian British Biological Society Retrieved 27 November 2014 Global Species Eristalinus megacephalus Myers Enterprises II 2009 2014 Retrieved 26 November 2014 nbsp Media related to Eristalinus megacephalus at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eristalinus megacephalus amp oldid 1215243910, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
