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Drone fly
Eristalis tenax (Drone fly · ハナアブ)
Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its body length of 15 mm is slightly smaller than the diameter of a Korean 10-won coin (18 mm) (Comparison).
- 💡 It can be seen in fields or along forest edges from April to October, and its larvae consume decaying organic matter (National List of Species of Korea).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The drone fly is a fly in the family Syrphidae seen in fields and along forest edges from April to October and distributed worldwide.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body length is 14–15 mm, its abdomen is large and yellowish-red with an H-shaped black marking on the 2nd abdominal segment, and its wings are colorless with a pale brown patch in the middle.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
Larvae live by feeding on decaying organic matter and are found in fields and along forest edges. Adults appear from April to October.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
According to the National List of Species of Korea, it lives in northern, central, and southern Korea as well as Jeju Island, and is distributed worldwide including North America.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List: not evaluated (NE) — cross-checked with the Wikidata conservation-status entry
- • catalogueoflife.org — 3B7X4
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000023001 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000023001
- • wikidata.org — Q1048880
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Eristalis November 2007-2.jpg
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Gareth Monger · CC BY 3.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.