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Furry Dronefly

Eristalis intricaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The furry dronefly (Eristalis intricaria) is a species in the family Syrphidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the furry dronefly

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

Where does the furry dronefly live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the furry dronefly as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Iceland

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 furry dronefly 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 furry dronefly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familySyrphidae
  6. genusEristalis
  7. SpeciesEristalis intricaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Conops leucorrhaeus, Eristalis apiformis, Eristalis furvus, Eristalis fuscus, Eristalis intricarius var. furvus, Musca fuscus, Musca intricaria, Musca intricata, Syrphus aureus, Syrphus bombyliformis

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Håret dyndflueDanish
  • Pelzige MistbieneGerman
  • luhtasurriFinnish
  • Éristale brouilléeFrench
  • bundás herelégyHungarian
  • HumlusveifaIcelandic
  • svartskjeggdroneflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • HommelbijvliegDutch
  • svartskjeggdroneflugeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Gnojka trzmielowataPolish
  • Пчеловидка путаннаяRussian
  • mörk slamflugaSwedish
  • Джмелевидка джмелеподібнаUkrainian
  • Hummel-KeilfleckschwebfliegeGerman
  • Ильница разноцветнаяRussian
  • mörk slamblomflugaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the furry dronefly

Other species in the same genus Eristalis.

Drone fly

Eristalis tenax

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the furry dronefly an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the furry dronefly as introduced in 1 country: Iceland, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the furry dronefly?

The furry dronefly (Eristalis intricaria) 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). Furry Dronefly (Eristalis intricaria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/furry-dronefly

MLA

“Furry Dronefly (Eristalis intricaria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/furry-dronefly.

BibTeX
@misc{furry_dronefly_2026,
  title = {Furry Dronefly (Eristalis intricaria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/furry-dronefly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}