Eristalis tenax on Cirsium spinosissimum

Photo: Eristalis tenax on Cirsium spinosissimum. Male.
Description: Eristalis tenax on Cirsium spinosissimum. Male.
L Habitat: Narrow terrace in the glacier-side flank of a lateral moraine. Sparse, high alpine environment. Ice-free since approx. 1940. Altitude: about 2350m a.s.l.
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Fly
Lat.: Eristalis tenax
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Eristalis
Flower
Lat.: Cirsium spinosissimum
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Genus: Cirsium
Location: Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Date Month/Year: 7.2020
Photographer: Daniela Oberli, Hasle-Rüegsau
Number: C169201