Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Syrphidae Scientific name Eristalinus barclayi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Genus Eristalinus Rank Species | |
Similar Eristalinus quinquelineatus, Eristalinus megacephalus, Eristalinus sepulchralis, Eristalinus aeneus, Eristalinus taeniops | ||
Eristalinus barclayi is a species of African hoverfly found in Malawi. At 15 millimetres (0.59 in) long it is a fairly large hoverfly species. It resembles the widespread Eristalinus taeniops in its striped eyes but differs in having a strongly marked striped thorax.
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