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Black-footed Drone Fly

Eristalis hirta

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 144, February 125, March 130, April 161, May 156, June 115, July 100, August 167, September 141, October 182, November 167, December 129.
United States2,926
California1,584
Alaska708
Canada288
British Columbia201
Oregon185
Washington148
Nevada104
Alberta70
Colorado62

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderFlies · Diptera
FamilyHover Flies · Syrphidae
GenusDrone Flies · Eristalis

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