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Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus 1758)

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Eristalis tenax (Drone Fly) is a species of flies in the family flower flies. Individuals can grow to 14 mm.

EOL has data for 3 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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14 mm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Slovenia
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3190538
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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delta
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000101
- Definition: A tract of alluvium formed at the mouth of a river where the deposition ofsome of its load exceeds its rate of removal, crossed by the divergent channels (distributaries) of the river.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of drone fly. View this species on GBIF

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