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Bar-eyed hoverfly

Eristalinus taeniops (Wiedemann, 1818)

Status not recordedinsects

The bar-eyed hoverfly (Eristalinus taeniops) is a species in the family Syrphidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the bar-eyed hoverfly

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bar-eyed hoverfly live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the bar-eyed hoverfly as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the bar-eyed hoverfly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bar-eyed hoverfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familySyrphidae
  6. genusEristalinus
  7. SpeciesEristalinus taeniops (Wiedemann, 1818)

Synonyms Eristalis aegyptius, Eristalis communis, Eristalis completa, Eristalis concinna, Eristalis secretus, Eristalis taeniops, Eristalis taeniops var. completa, Eristalis torridus, Eristalodes taeniops, Helophilus pulchriceps

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Band-eyed drone flyEnglish
  • Stripe-eyed lagoon flyEnglish
  • BandooghommelvliegAfrikaans
  • ذباب حوام مخطط العينينArabic
  • Syrphe aux yeux rayésFrench
  • רקבן מפוספסHebrew
  • Sirfide dagli occhi striatiItalian
  • wiośnik smugookiPolish
  • Mosca TigrePortuguese
  • Sisan chuspi/llaqwaq chuspiQuechua
  • 紋眼食蚜蠅Chinese
  • Syrphe aux yeux tigrésFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bar-eyed hoverfly

Other species in the same genus Eristalinus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the bar-eyed hoverfly an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the bar-eyed hoverfly as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the bar-eyed hoverfly?

The bar-eyed hoverfly (Eristalinus taeniops) belongs to the family Syrphidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bar-eyed hoverfly (Eristalinus taeniops). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bar-eyed-hoverfly

MLA

“Bar-eyed hoverfly (Eristalinus taeniops).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bar-eyed-hoverfly.

BibTeX
@misc{bar_eyed_hoverfly_2026,
  title = {Bar-eyed hoverfly (Eristalinus taeniops)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bar-eyed-hoverfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}