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title: "Stripe-eyed Lagoon Fly"
description: "Eristalinus taeniops — Insecten en spinnen. Eristalinus taeniops is a species of hoverfly, also known as the band-eyed drone fly."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/stripe-eyed-lagoon-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Stripe-eyed Lagoon Fly

> Eristalinus taeniops — Insecten en spinnen. Eristalinus taeniops is a species of hoverfly, also known as the band-eyed drone fly.

- Scientific name: *Eristalinus taeniops*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9676
- Wikidata: [Q309795](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309795)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145540](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145540)

## Names

- en: Stripe-eyed Lagoon Fly
- es: Mosca Tigre
- fr: Syrphe aux yeux rayés

## Countries with the most observations

US (1399), ES (1347), ZA (1235), AR (887), PT (874), IT (665), IL (348), CO (325), BR (304), FR (264), EC (252), GR (167)

## Summary

Eristalinus taeniops is a species of hoverfly, also known as the band-eyed drone fly.

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

## Photo

![Stripe-eyed Lagoon Fly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/stripe-eyed-lagoon-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Naturalist Tours · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44468460

## Machine access

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