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Definition of Eristalis

Eristalis
Eristalis E*ris"ta*lis, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larv[ae]) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters; -- also called drone fly.

Meaning of Eristalis from wikipedia

- maggots. Eristalis is a large genus of around 99 species, and is subdivided into several subgenera and species groups (Eristalomyia, Eristalis, Eoseristalis...
- Eristalis tenax, the common drone fly, is a common, migratory, cosmopolitan species of hover fly. It is the most widely distributed syrphid species in...
- Bill Gates' flower fly (Eristalis gatesi) is a flower fly endemic to Costa Rica named after Bill Gates. Another fly found in similar habitats was named...
- commonly encountered rat-tailed maggot is the larva of the drone fly, Eristalis tenax. It lives in stagnant, oxygen-deprived water, with a high organic...
- Gates, Bill Gates' flower fly (Eristalis gatesi). It is similar in appearance to Eristalis circe Williston, 1891 and Eristalis persa Williston, 1891, but...
- pollen. The larvae are rat-tailed aquatic filter-feeders. Eristalis brousii is similar to Eristalis arbustorum, but with differing coloration of the mesotibia...
- Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691189406. "Eristalis transversa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23. "Eristalis transversa species Information". BugGuide.net...
- (back) of their arista. "Eristalis dimidiata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30. "Eristalis dimidiata species details"...
- mimicry. Despite this, hoverflies are harmless to humans. Drone flies, Eristalis tenax, are an example of a species of hoverfly who exhibit Batesian mimicry...
- deposited on the lips or food. There can also be accidental myiasis that Eristalis tenax can cause in humans via water containing the larvae or in contaminated...