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title: "Blinde bij"
description: "Eristalis tenax — Insecten en spinnen. Eristalis tenax, the common drone fly, is a common, migratory, cosmopolitan species of hover fly."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-drone-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Blinde bij

> Eristalis tenax — Insecten en spinnen. Eristalis tenax, the common drone fly, is a common, migratory, cosmopolitan species of hover fly.

- Scientific name: *Eristalis tenax*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 115702
- Wikidata: [Q1048880](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1048880)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55719](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55719)

## Names

- en: Common Drone Fly
- de: Mistbiene
- es: Mosca zángano europea
- fr: Éristale gluant
- nl: Blinde bij
- pl: Gnojka wytrwała

## Countries with the most observations

US (18194), GB (12506), CA (10415), DE (9001), FR (6214), AT (4814), IT (4774), NL (4318), ES (4025), RU (3869), AU (2536), NZ (2469)

## Summary

Eristalis tenax, the common drone fly, is a common, migratory, cosmopolitan species of hover fly. It is the most widely distributed syrphid species in the world, and is known from all regions except the Antarctic. It has been introduced into North America and is widely established. It can be found in gardens and fields in Europe and Australia. It has also been found in the Himalayas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eristalis_tenax

## Photo

![Blinde bij](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-drone-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83483079

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-drone-fly?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).