Hover fly vs Lesser Bulb-Fly

Eumerus strigatus compared with Eumerus funeralis

Key Differences

• Hover fly is Data Deficient while Lesser Bulb-Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hover fly	Lesser Bulb-Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Diptera (雙翅目)	Diptera (雙翅目)
Family same	Syrphidae	Syrphidae
Genus same	Eumerus	Eumerus
Species	Eumerus strigatus	Eumerus funeralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hover fly and Lesser Bulb-Fly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Eumerus.

Conservation Status

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Bulb-Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hover fly	Lesser Bulb-Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Lesser Bulb-Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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