Eristalis flavipes

Eristalis flavipes (♂)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Syrphoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Brachycera Infraordo: Muscomorpha Sectio: Aschiza Superfamilia: Syrphoidea

Familia: Syrphidae
Subfamilia: Eristalinae
Tribus: Eristalini
Subtribus: Eristalina
Genus: Eristalis
Subgenus: Eristalis (Eoseristalis)
Species: E. flavipes

Name

Eristalis flavipes Walker, 1849

Synonymy

• Musca americana Swederus, 1787
• Eristalis melanostomus Loew, 1866
• Musca tomentosa Osten Sacken, 1878
• Eristalis americanus Goot, 1964

References

Primary references

• Walker, F. 1849. List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. Printed by order of the Trustees [British Museum], London. 485–687 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Swederus, N.S. 1787. Et nytt genus och femtio nya species of insekter, beskriven. Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar 8: 181–201 [Jul. Aug. Sept. 1787], 276–290 [Oct. Nov. Dec. 1787]. BHL Reference page. 
• Loew, H. 1866. Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria sexta. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift (1865) 9: 127–186. BHL Biostor DOI: 10.1002/mmnd.18650090303 Reference page. 
• Osten-Sacken, C.R. 1878. Catalogue of the described Diptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 270: 1–276. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 24. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eristalis flavipes. Accessed: 24 Feb 2025.

Vernacular names

English: orange-legged drone fly