MCZ Entomology 603727

Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus)

Date Collected:

2005-09-21/2005-09-22

North America: United States: Massachusetts: Suffolk | Thompson Island

Current Identification
Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus)
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Diptera Brachycera Syrphoidea Syrphidae Eristalinae
Common Name(s): asticot à queue-de-rat; drone fly; eristale; rattailed maggot
Determiner: F. Christian Thompson on 2011-12-31
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: ; Determination date is an upper bound. Determinations made by F.C. Thompson

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  • BHI number: BHI-000492

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pinned) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
sex Female By: F. Christian Thompson 2011-12-31

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  • Labels:

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Massachusetts
  • County:
  • Suffolk
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1002923 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Thompson Island
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA: MA, Suffolk, Thompson Island, (TH-LIT-2 V05) 42°18'55.2''N, 71°0'32.2''W 21-22 September 2005, uv light trap coll. J. Rykken
  • Locality Remarks:
  • gps 021,sw edge of The Pond,
  • Georeference:
  • 42.3153333°, -71.008944° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: Jessica Rykken on 2005-09-28 (Source: GPS)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (42° 18′ 55″ N  71° 0′ 32″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 2005-09-21 / 2005-09-22
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 21-22 September 2005
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • bulb out so replaced with bulb from LIT-1; catch pretty low;
  • Collecting Event/Field Number:
  • TH-LIT-2 V05 (Boston Harbor Islands ATBI Samples of Boston Harbor Islands Terrestrial Invertebrate ATBI Team)
  • Collector:
  • Jessica Rykken

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  • [Masked]