Genus Parhelophilus

Classification · Size · Identification · Season · Food · See Also · Internet References

Syrphid Fly - Parhelophilus? - Parhelophilus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Aschiza)

Family Syrphidae (Syrphid Flies)

Subfamily Eristalinae

Tribe Eristalini

Genus Parhelophilus

Size

9-11mm

Identification

Parhelophilus is closely allied to Helophilus and shares the dark-pale banded thoracic dorsum with this genus. Helophilus is generally larger, and has a bare facial stripe that lacks in Parhelophilus. Lejops also has a banded thoracic dorsum, but its abdomen is marked with white, longitudinal stripes, where Parhelophilus has yellow spots. Hccnet

Season

End of summer to fall.

Food

Feeds on goldenrod, asters, and other composite flowers.

See Also

Helophilus

Internet References

Cedar Creek

Key to Parhelophilus

Contributed by tom murray on 3 October, 2005 - 5:48pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 19 August, 2007 - 1:53am

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