Drone fly, rat-tailed maggot Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae)

EENY-445, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Margaret Pfiester and Phillip E. Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this hover fly that mimics the European honey bee and is adapted to living in polluted habitats — its distribution, description, life cycle, economic impo...

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Main Authors: Margaret Pfiester, Phillip E. Kaufman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2009-04-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/117788