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Helophilus - Helophilus obscurus - female
Copyright © 2014 Stuart Tingley

Helophilus - Helophilus obscurus - Female
Shediac - Parlee Beach Provincial Park, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
September 23, 2014
On low vegetation at edge of hardwood forest. Uncommon pattern on abdomen.
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Contributed by Stuart Tingley on 23 September, 2014 - 5:29pm
Last updated 17 December, 2017 - 6:19pm

Moved
Moved from Helophilus.
… Martin Hauser, 17 December, 2017 - 2:40pm login or register to post comments

Helophilus obscurus.
I am identifying this as the first Helophilus obscurus... female on BugGuide. Note markings on tergite 2 very rounded on inner margins. Note markings clear and well separated on tergite 4 and 5. Note two basal segments of antennae black, third segment red. Hind tibia partly black.
… Bill Dean, 17 December, 2017 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

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