Hover fly vs Orange-Spotted Drone Fly

Eristalis rupium compared with Eristalis anthophorina

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Near Threatened while Orange-Spotted Drone Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order same	Diptera (ذوات الجناحين)	Diptera (ذوات الجناحين)
Family same	Syrphidae	Syrphidae
Genus same	Eristalis	Eristalis
Species	Eristalis rupium	Eristalis anthophorina

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Orange-Spotted Drone Fly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Eristalis.

Conservation Status

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Orange-Spotted Drone Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Orange-Spotted Drone Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States