Where has the Drone Fly been recorded?

Eristalis tenax occurrence evidence comes from 14,801 records in 68 countries and territories, from 1856 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.

• 14,801 records
• 68 places
• 117 years recorded
• Insecta class

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When it is recorded

Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Drone Fly has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Drone Fly. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Showing the top 40 of 68 places.

Related animals

Others in the family Syrphidae.