European Drone Fly vs Orange-Spotted Drone Fly

Eristalis arbustorum compared with Eristalis anthophorina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Drone Fly	Orange-Spotted Drone 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 anthophorina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

European Drone Fly

LC — Least Concern

Orange-Spotted Drone Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Drone Fly	Orange-Spotted Drone 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).

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