"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.
Similar species: True Flies
By Joost Thissen
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Uploaded Aug 11, 2012. Captured Jun 23, 2012 12:28 in Huisvenseweg, 5591 Heeze, The Netherlands.
