Eristalis abusiva is a European species of hoverfly.

The face is covered with pale dust[clarification needed] (there is a narrow black stripe here in worn specimens) on the lower part.

[7] Eristalis abusiva occurs from Palaearctic Fennoscandia and the Faroes (Jensen, 2001) south to North France, from Ireland eastwards through Europe and Russia to the Pacific coast.

[10] Flowers visited include yellow composites, white umbellifers, Calluna vulgaris, Caltha, Cirsium, Erica, Potentilla erecta, Ranunculus, Rubus fruticosus, Salix repens, Stellaria, Spartina.

[11] The flight period is beginning May to mid October.