Blera eoa is a species of hoverfly normally associated with pine trees in Northern Sweden and Siberia. It is very similar to Blera fallax, except that its abdomen is all black.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Milesiini |
| Genus: | Blera |
| Species: | B. eoa
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| Binomial name | |
| Blera eoa (Stackelberg, 1928)[1]
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The larvae, typical rat-tailed maggots, normally develop in damp rot holes of felled or felled pine trees.[3]
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References edit
- ^ a b Stackelberg, A.A. (1928). "Species palaearcticae generis Cynorrhina (Dipt., Syrphidae)" (PDF). Konowia. 7 (3): 252–258. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Violovitsh, N.A. (1976). "Some new palaearctic species of hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae) from the fauna of Siberia and adjoining regions". Nov. mal. vidy Faun. Sibir (in Russian). 10: 118–129.
- ^ a b Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 90-5011-199-8.
- ^ Pettersson, Roger B.; Bartsch, Hans D. (2001). "Blera eoa (Stackelberg, 1928), en ny stubb-blomfluga för Europa (Diptera, Syrphidae)" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Natur i Norr, Umeå (in Swedish). 20. Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap: 91–96.[permanent dead link]
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