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  8. Rat-tailed Maggots

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Rat-tailed Maggots

Eristalini

Includes
57 native 6 introduced 7 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Helophilina 33 native
  • Eristalina 24 native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native rat-tailed maggots All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Transverse-banded Flower Fly Eristalis transversa 25,397 observations
  • Narrow-headed Marsh Fly Helophilus fasciatus 19,102 observations
  • Black-shouldered Drone Fly Eristalis dimidiata 14,967 observations
  • Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly Eristalis stipator 8,594 observations
  • Orange-legged Drone Fly Eristalis flavipes 3,417 observations
  • Black-footed Drone Fly Eristalis hirta 2,584 observations
  • Broad-headed Marsh Fly Helophilus latifrons 1,789 observations
  • Northern Sickleleg Asemosyrphus polygrammus 892 observations

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