Eristalinus barclayi

Eristalinus barclayi · Order: Diptera · Family: Syrphidae

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Eristalinus barclayi
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA

This hoverfly reaches about 15 mm in length, making it relatively large. It shows striped eyes like E. taeniops but can be told apart by its strongly striped thorax. The species is native to Malawi in Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

It resembles Eristalinus taeniops with striped eyes, yet its thorax has a pronounced stripe pattern.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults measure about 15 mm (0.59 in) long.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in Malawi, a country in Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Eristalinus barclayi photo 2
Photo: i_c_riddell, CC BY
Eristalinus barclayi photo 3
Photo: Karen Eichholz, CC BY
Eristalinus barclayi photo 4
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA
Eristalinus barclayi photo 5
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA

Same family (Syrphidae)

Common Drone FlyCommon Drone FlyEristalis tenaxHarmlessMarmalade Hover FlyMarmalade Hover FlyEpisyrphus balteatusMargined CalligrapherMargined CalligrapherToxomerus marginatusEastern CalligrapherEastern CalligrapherToxomerus geminatusYellow-haired Sun FlyYellow-haired Sun FlyMyathropa floreaThick-legged Hover FlyThick-legged Hover FlySyritta pipiens

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eristalinus_barclayi

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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