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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Helophilina » Helophilus » Helophilus fasciatus
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Fly 01893 - Helophilus fasciatus - male
Copyright © 2015 Don DuBois

Fly 01893 - Helophilus fasciatus - Male
Montgomery County, Texas, USA
March 13, 2011
Size: 3/8"
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Contributed by Don DuBois on 17 June, 2015 - 9:30pm
Last updated 24 June, 2021 - 5:31pm

Moved
Moved from Helophilus.
… Zachary Dankowicz, 24 June, 2021 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

This is a most interesting fl
This is a most interesting fly.
We can`t see a facial stripe but totally black antennae and the dark hind femora and mostly dark tibia and genital capsule with long woolly pile would suggest Helophilus hybridus .... male but Texas?
It may have to stay in Helophilus but I have sent it Dr. Martin Hauser.
… Bill Dean, 17 December, 2017 - 6:43am login or register to post comments

 
The antenna look rather black
The antenna look rather black, but I still think this might be fasciatus. The abdominal pattern fits fasciatus better than hybridus. But without the face we might not know for sure...
… Martin Hauser, 17 December, 2017 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree. The markings on terg
I agree. The markings on tergite 2 and tergite 3 are usually touching at side margins and the frons isn`t wide enough for latifrons. This is destined to stay in Helophilus.
… Bill Dean, 17 December, 2017 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 June, 2015 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

Helophilus
Helophilus
… Bill Dean, 17 June, 2015 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Flower Fly -- Helophilus fasciatus
Thanks all for the prompt and expert response. Based on the images available at Helophilus we believe it's Helophilus fasciatus, whose BG's page of images we also searched for comparative purposes. Best!
… Roberto R. Calderon, 1 March, 2016 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 June, 2015 - 9:38pm login or register to post comments

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