Diptera

Syrphidae

Eristalis pertinax

Eristalis pertinax - Cheshire, England - April 2009

Another abundant member of the genus is E. pertinax. It is easily separated from the similar E. tenex and E. similis by its orange front tarsus that entirely lack any dark markings .

Eristalis pertinax - Derbyshire, England - June 2010