APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Eristalinus aeneus (Scopoli, 1763) - Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly (Diptera images)
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Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- lateral view fly 1

Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- lateral view fly 2

Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- dorsal view fly 1

Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- fly in rock crevice 1

Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- fly in rock crevice 2

Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- rat tailed larva / maggot 1

Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- rat tailed larva / maggot 2

Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- rat tailed larva / maggot 3

Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- rat tailed larva / maggot 4

Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- rat tailed larva / maggot 5

Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- rat tailed larva / maggot 6

Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- splash pool habitat 1

Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- splash pool habitat 2

Large Spotty-eyed Dronefly
Eristalinus aeneus
- habitat / location 1

Adult specimen found hovering around in a splash pool with Gut Weed, Ulva intestinalis; larvae / maggots in similar splash pools nearby on the shore at Skilly, near Mousehole, Cornwall. 07.07.18.

Eristalinus aeneus Large Spotty eyed Dronefly in splash pool cornwall diptera arthropod images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.