Bird's Eye vs Hover fly

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Alectryon	Eumerus
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Eumerus strigatus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.