Summary ²

Eristalis arbustorum is a European species of hoverfly. The size of the coloured patches on the abdomen varies with larval rearing temperature, as does wing length. They are attracted to the flowers of cow parsley, common hogweed, creeping thistle, knapweed and common yarrow.

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1. (c) Martin Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/m-a-r-t-i-n/8455762229/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eristalis_arbustorum

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