European Drone Fly vs Hover fly

Eristalis arbustorum compared with Eristalis rupium

Key Differences

• European Drone Fly is Least Concern while Hover fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Drone Fly	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Syrphidae	Syrphidae
Genus same	Eristalis	Eristalis
Species	Eristalis arbustorum	Eristalis rupium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

European Drone Fly

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Drone Fly	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

European Drone Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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