Subtribe of hoverflies
| Eristalina
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| Eristalis horticola
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Diptera
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| Family:
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Syrphidae
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| Subfamily:
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Eristalinae
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| Tribe:
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Eristalini
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| Subtribe:
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Eristalina
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| Genera
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- Austalis Thompson & Vockeroth, 2003
- Axona Walker, 1864
- Digulia Meijere, 1913
- Dissoptera Edwards, 1915
- Eristalinus Rondani, 1845
- Eristalis Latreille, 1804
- Keda Curran, 1931
- Kertesziomyia Shiraki, 1930
- Lycastrirhyncha Bigot, 1859
- Meromacroides Curran, 1927
- Meromacrus Rondani, 1849
- Palpada Macquart, 1834
- Phytomia Guerin-Meneville, 1833
- Senaspis Macquart, 1850
- Simoides Loew, 1858
- Solenaspis Osten Sacken, 1881
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Eristalina is a subtribe of hoverflies with 17 genera.[1] Several species are well-known bee mimics, such as the drone fly (Eristalis tenax). The larvae live in aquatic and moist organic material, often with low oxygen levels using a posterior breathing tube, thus the common name—the "rat-tailed maggot".[2]
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