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Common Drone Fly
Arthropods

Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Authorship: (Linnaeus)

Notes

Our additional UTEP IMRS collections are not yet determined to species.

Sources

[Barton, López, and Villaseñor, UTEP Field Biology, 2007]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDIPTERA (Flies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (Flower Fly Family)
GenusEristalis
Speciestenax

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

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Common Drone Fly
seattleplantpersonSep 5, 2026Washington, US
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Közönséges Herelégy
macskaszemOct 1, 2026Tatabánya, 2800 Magyarország
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Közönséges Herelégy
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Common Drone Fly
paigejcampbellOct 26, 2026Lower Malpeque Rd, Charlottetown, PE, CA
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Common Drone Fly
gretavalvonyteOct 26, 202608403 Vilnius, Lithuania
Mistbiene (opens in new tab)
Mistbiene
ertapOct 26, 2026Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, IT
Ильница обыкновенная (opens in new tab)
Ильница обыкновенная
vladimirarkhipovOct 26, 2026Городской округ Серпухов, Московская обл., Россия
Common Drone Fly (opens in new tab)
Common Drone Fly
joel15065Oct 26, 2026Wyadra Ave, Freshwater, NSW, AU
Eristalo tenace (opens in new tab)
Eristalo tenace
lucia32653Oct 26, 2026Marcello, 40141 Bologna BO, Italia
Mosca zángano europea (opens in new tab)
Mosca zángano europea
yulygutierrezOct 21, 2026Cultivos Casablanca SAS

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

  • NatureServe Explorer
  • IUCN Red List
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List
LCLeast Concern
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)
GNRNot Ranked
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)
SNANot Applicable
Texas SGCNNot assessed