Eristalis tenax (drone fly)

Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Abraxas grossulariata (Magpie Moth)1
Acalyptus carpini1
Acleris hyemana1
Acronicta alni (Alder Moth)1
Acronicta euphorbiae (Sweet Gale Moth)1
Acronicta leporina (miller)1
Acronicta menyanthidis (Light Knot Grass)1
Acronicta rumicis (Knot Grass)1
Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger)1
Actebia praecox (Portland Moth)1
Aedes punctor2
Aethes cnicana1
Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell)3
Agonopterix carduella1
Agonopterix ciliella1
Agonopterix conterminella1
Agonopterix heracliana1
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla1
Amphipoea crinanensis (Crinan Ear)1
Amphipoea lucens (Large Ear Moth)1
Amphisbatis incongruella1
Anarta myrtilli (Beautiful Yellow Underwing Moth)1
Ancylis unguicella1
Angerona prunaria (orange moth)1
Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-tap Moth)1
Apatura iris (Purple Emperor Butterfly)2
Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet Butterfly)4
Aphrophora alni (Alder Spittle Bug)1
Apis mellifera (honey bee)2
Aporophyla lueneburgensis (Northern Deep-brown Dart)1
Aporophyla lutulenta (Deep Brown Dart)1
Aporophyla nigra (Black Rustic)1
Arctia villica (Cream-spot Tiger)1
Argyresthia pygmaeella1
Argyrotaenia ljungiana1
Aristotelia ericinella1
Autographa bractea (Gold Spangle)1
Autographa gamma (Silver Y Moth)1
Autographa jota (Plain Golden Y)1
Autographa pulchrina (Beautiful Golden Y)1
Azelia nebulosa1
Baccha elongata1
Berytinus clavipes1
Biston betularia (peppered moth)1
Boloria selene (Silver-bordered fritillary)2
Bombus lucorum (White-tailed bumblebee)5
Brachylomia viminalis (Minor Shoulder-knot)1
Bradycellus harpalinus1
Byctiscus betulae (Hazel Leaf Roller)1
Cabera exanthemata (Common Wave Moth)1
Cacopsylla ambigua1
Cacopsylla moscovita1
Calathus melanocephalus1
Callistege mi (Mother Shipton Moth)1
Callophrys rubi (Green Hairstreak Butterfly)2
Capreolus capreolus (western roe deer)1
Carduelis carduelis (European Goldfinch)1
Cassida rubiginosa (Thistle Tortoise Beetle)2
Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue Butterfly)2
Ceramica pisi (Broom Moth)1
Cerapteryx graminis (antler moth)1
Cerura vinula (Puss Moth)1
Chaetostomella cylindrica1
Cheilosia illustrata1
Cheilosia pagana1
Cheilosia vulpina1
Chlorissa viridata (small grass emerald)1
Chloromyia formosa (Green Soldier Fly)2
Chlorops hypostigma1
Chromatomyia horticola1
Chrysogaster solstitialis1
Clostera anachoreta (Scarce Chocolate-tip)1
Clostera curtula (Chocolate-tip)1
Clostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip)1
Cnephasia asseclana (Flax Tortrix Moth)4
Cnephasia genitalana2
Cnephasia incertana (Light Grey Tortrix Moth)4
Cnephasia stephensiana (Grey Tortrix Moth)3
Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath Butterfly)1
Coenophila subrosea (Rosy Marsh Moth)2
Coleophora albidella1
Coleophora juncicolella1
Coleophora paripennella1
Coleophora peribenanderi1
Coleophora potentillae1
Coleophora pyrrhulipennella1
Coleophora trochilella1
Coleophora viminetella1
Coniatus repandus1
Conistra vaccinii (Chestnut)1
Conops flavipes2
Conops quadrifasciatus1
Coscinia cribraria (Speckled Footman)1
Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak Moth)1
Cryptorhynchus lapathi1
Cybosia mesomella (Four-dotted Footman Moth)2
Cyclophora pendularia (Dingy Mocha)1
Cydia servillana1
Dama dama (fallow deer)1
Dasypolia templi (Brindled Ochre)1
Dasysyrphus tricinctus1
Depressaria albipunctella1
Depressaria discipunctella1
Depressaria sordidatella1
Dilophus febrilis (Fever Fly)3
Dorytomus melanophthalmus1
Dyscia fagaria (Grey Scalloped Bar)1
Dyspersa apicalis1
Earias clorana (Cream-bordered Green Pea)1
Ectoedemia intimella1
Ectropis crepuscularia (small engrailed)1
Edwardsiana salicicola1
Egle ciliata1
Eilema depressa (Buff Footman Moth)1
Eilema griseola (Dingy Footman Moth)1
Ematurga atomaria (Common Heath Moth)1
Emmelina monodactyla (T-Moth)1
Enargia paleacea (Angle-striped Sallow)1
Ensina sonchi1
Entephria caesiata (Grey Mountain Carpet)1
Eoseristalis arbustorum2
Eoseristalis pertinax5
Eoseristalis rupium2
Epiblema cirsiana1
Epinotia cruciana1
Epinotia mercuriana1
Epione repandaria (Bordered Beauty)1
Epistrophe grossulariae2
Episyrphus balteatus (Marmelade Fly)3
Eriogaster lanestris (Small Eggar)1
Erysiphe heraclei1
Eucosma obumbratana1
Eudasyphora cyanicolor1
Euleia heraclei1
Eulithis testata (chevron moth)2
Eupeodes latifasciatus3
Eupeodes luniger2
Eupithecia absinthiata (Wormwood Pug)1
Eupithecia centaureata (Lime-speck Pug)2
Eupithecia expallidata (bleached pug)1
Eupithecia nanata (Narrow-winged Pug)1
Eupithecia satyrata (Satyr Pug Moth)1
Eupithecia subfuscata (gray pug)2
Eupithecia subumbrata (shaded pug)1
Eupithecia tenuiata (Slender Pug)1
Eupithecia tripunctaria (whitespotted pug)2
Eupithecia trisignaria (triple-spotted pug)1
Eupithecia valerianata (valerian pug)1
Eupithecia virgaureata (Golden-rod Pug)3
Eupithecia vulgata (Common Pug Moth)1
Eupoecilia angustana1
Eurois occulta (great gray dart)1
Euxoa cursoria (Coast Dart)1
Euxoa obelisca (Square-spot Dart)1
Euxoa tritici1
Exapate congelatella1
Exetastes fornicator1
Forficula auricularia (European earwig)1
Furcula furcula (Sallow Kitten)1
Gastropacha quercifolia (Lappet)1
Gelechia muscosella1
Gelechia sororculella1
Gortyna flavago (frosted orange)1
Graphiphora augur (Double Dart)1
Graphomya maculata2
Gymnoscelis lundbladi (Double-striped Pug)2
Hadena albimacula (White Spot)1
Harpocera thoracica1
Helina reversio2
Helophilus hybridus1
Helophilus pendulus (Striped Hover Fly)2
Helophilus trivittatus (Sun Fly)2
Hydriomena furcata (July Highflyer)1
Hydriomena ruberata1
Hylemyza partita1
Idaea contiguaria (Weaver's Wave)1
Idaea dimidiata (Single-dotted Wave Moth)1
Idaea straminata (Plain Wave)1
Idiocerus lituratus1
Ipimorpha retusa (double kidney)1
Issoria lathonia (Queen of Spain Fritillary)1
Isturgia limbaria (Frosted Yellow Moth)2
Iteomyia capreae1
Iteomyia major1
Kybos butleri1
Kybos strigilifer1
Lacanobia contigua (Beautiful Brocade)1
Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-Eye Moth)1
Laothoe populi (Poplar Hawk-moth)1
Larinus planus2
Lasiocampa quercus (Oak Eggar)2
Lasiocampa trifolii (Grass Eggar)1
Leucozona glaucia1
Leucozona laternaria1
Leucozona lucorum1
Linnavuoriana sexmaculata1
Liparus coronatus1
Liriomyza centaureae1
Liriomyza lutea1
Liriomyza strigata1
Loewiola centaureae1
Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border Moth)1
Longitarsus luridus1
Lucilia caesar (Greenbottle Blow Fly)1
Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper Butterfly)2
Lycophotia porphyrea (True Lover's Knot)1
Lygus pratensis (Common Meadow Bug)1
Macrothylacia rubi (Fox Moth)2
Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown Butterfly)3
Melanagromyza aeneoventris1
Melanagromyza angeliciphaga1
Melanchra persicariae (Dot Moth)1
Meliscaeva cinctella2
Metzneria metzneriella1
Musca autumnalis (face fly)3
Neoascia podagrica1
Neofaculta ericetella1
Neomyia cornicina2
Nephrotoma appendiculata (spotted crane fly)1
Noctua comes (Lesser Yellow Underwing)2
Noctua orbona (Lunar Yellow Underwing)1
Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing Moth)1
Nymphalis polychloros (Large Tortoiseshell Butterfly)1
Olethreutes schulziana1
Operophtera brumata (winter moth)1
Orgyia antiqua (Rusty Tussock Moth)2
Orthocephalus coriaceus1
Orthosia opima (Northern Drab)1
Pachycnemia hippocastanaria (Horse Chestnut Moth)1
Pachythelia villosella1
Pachytodes cerambyciformis1
Palloptera trimacula1
Panemeria tenebrata (Small Yellow Underwing Moth)1
Papestra biren (Glaucous Shears)2
Papilio machaon (Old World swallowtail)1
Parasyrphus annulatus2
Pegomya bicolor1
Pegomya geniculata1
Pegomya steini1
Perconia strigillaria (Grass Wave)1
Phalera bucephala (Buff-tip)1
Phaonia angelicae2
Phaonia consobrina1
Phasia hemiptera1
Philaenus spumarius (meadow froghopper)2
Philedonides lunana (Walker’s Lanark Tortrix)1
Phragmatobia fuliginosa (ruby tiger moth)1
Phyllobius betulinus1
Phyllonorycter salicicolella1
Phytoecia cylindrica1
Phytomyza angelicae1
Phytomyza angelicastri1
Phytomyza chaerophylli2
Phytomyza cirsii1
Pieris napi (Green-veined White Butterfly)1
Pieris rapae (imported cabbageworm)2
Plagodis pulveraria (Barred Umber Moth)1
Platycheirus angustatus1
Platycheirus occultus1
Platycheirus parvus2
Plebejus argus (Silver-studded Blue)1
Plusia festucae (Gold Spot)1
Podoschistus scutellaris1
Poecilocampa populi (December Moth)1
Polia bombycina (Pale Shining Brown)1
Polia hepatica (Silvery Arches)1
Polites themistocles themistocles (Small Skipper)3
Prolita sexpunctella (Long-horned Flat-back)1
Protolampra sobrina (Cousin German)1
Pterostoma palpina1
Ptilodon capucina (Coxcomb Prominent)1
Rabdophaga albipennis1
Rabdophaga karschi1
Rabdophaga marginemtorquens1
Rabdophaga nervorum1
Rabdophaga salicis1
Rhagio scolopacea (Downlooker Snipe Fly)1
Rhamphomyia borealis1
Rhamphomyia nigripennis1
Rheumaptera undulata1
Rhingia campestris1
Ribautiana cruciata1
Ribautiana tenerrima (Bramble leafhopper)1
Ribautiana ulmi (European Elm Leafhopper)1
Sarcophaga carnaria (Camouflaged Flesh Fly)2
Saturnia pavonia (Emperor moth)2
Scaeva pyrastri2
Scaeva selenitica2
Scathophaga stercoraria (Common Yellow Dung Fly)1
Schrankia costaestrigalis (Pinion-streaked Snout)1
Schrankia taenialis (White-line Snout)1
Schwenckfeldina carbonaria1
Sciara hemerobioides1
Scoliopteryx libatrix (herald moth)1
Scoparia ambigualis1
Scopula immutata (Lesser Cream Wave Moth)1
Scopula marginepunctata (Mullein Wave)1
Scopula ternata (Smoky Wave Moth)1
Scotopteryx mucronata (lead belle)1
Scrobipalpa acuminatella2
Selidosema brunnearia (bordered grey)1
Sericomyia lappona1
Sericomyia silentis3
Sesia bembeciformis (Lunar Hornet Moth)1
Sialis fuliginosa (Marsh Alderfly)1
Sicus ferrugineus1
Simyra albovenosa (Reed Dagger)1
Siona lineata (Black-veined Moth)1
Sitochroa verticalis1
Smerinthus ocellata1
Sphaerophoria scripta2
Stenurella melanura1
Sterrhopterix fusca1
Strophingia ericae1
Synanthedon flaviventris1
Synanthedon formicaeformis1
Syngrapha interrogationis (Scarce Silver Y)1
Syritta pipiens (thick-legged hoverfly)1
Syrphus ribesii (Summer Fly)1
Tabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horse Fly)1
Tachyerges salicis1
Tanymecus palliatus1
Tephritis cometa1
Terellia ruficauda1
Terellia tussilaginis1
Thrips angusticeps1
Thrips vulgatissimus1
Thymelicus lineola (European skipper)2
Tipula vernalis1
Trichiura crataegi (Pale Eggar)1
Trichius fasciatus (Bee Chafer)1
Urophora cardui (Creeping Thistle Gall Fly)1
Urophora cuspidata1
Urophora jaceana1
Urophora quadrifasciata (Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly)1
Urophora stylata (Spear Thistle Gall Fly)1
Vanessa atalanta (red admiral)1
Volucella bombylans2
Volucella pellucens (White-banded Drone Fly)2
Xanthia togata (Pink-barred Sallow Moth)1
Xanthorhoe montanata (Silver-ground Carpet Moth)1
Xestia agathina (Heath Rustic)1
Xestia baja (Dotted Clay)1
Xestia castanea (Grey Rustic)2
Xestia triangulum (Square-spotted Clay)1
Xestia xanthographa (Square-spot Rustic)1
Xylena solidaginis1
Xylena vetusta (Red Sword-grass)1
Xyphosia miliaria1
Yponomeuta evonymella (Full-spotted Ermel Moth)1
Zygina rubrovittata1