''Eristalis pertinax'' is a European hoverfly, also known as the drone fly. Like ''Eristalis tenax'', the larva of ''E. pertinax'' is a rat-tailed maggot and lives in drainage ditches, pools around manure piles, sewage, and similar places containing water badly polluted with organic matter.
Specie identified by Joost Thissen
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