![Rat-tailed maggot [Eristalis tenax]. Image: Jsarratt / CC BY 3.0](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Rattailed_maggot_Eristalis_tenax_Jsarratt_CCBY30__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
Rat-tailed maggot Eristalis tenax. Image: Jsarratt / CC BY 3.0
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Diptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Syrphidae
Te Rahi
- E 40 mm te roa (me te uru mai o te waero ki tēnei inenga).
Size range
- 40 mm long, including tail
Te Tītaringa
- I takea mai i Ūropi.
Distribution
- European origin
Te Huringa Ora
- Noho ai ngā iroiro ki ngā tipu kua pōpopo haere, ki ngā hōpua waimate rānei. He pū anō tōna e taea ai e ia te whakahā i raro i te wai.
- Kia pakeke, kua hamumu haere, kua toro haere i ngā pua ki te tiki ngongo, ki te tiki hae.
Life history
- Maggots live in rotting vegetation or stagnant pools and need the telescopic breathing siphon to breathe
- Occasionally found in toilets
- Adult is a drone fly that visits flowers for nectar and pollen
![Rat-tailed maggot [Eristalis tenax]. Image: Kyle Bland / CC BY NC Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Rattailed_maggot_Eristalis_tenax_Kyle_Bland_CCBYNC__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Rat-tailed maggot [Eristalis tenax]. Image: Jsarratt / CC BY 3.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Rattailed_maggot_Eristalis_tenax_Jsarratt_CCBY30__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Adult common drone fly [Eristalis tenax]. Image: Uwe Schneehagen / CC BY NC Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Adult_common_drone_fly_Eristalis_tenax_-Uwe_Schneehagen_CCBYNC__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)