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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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Helophilus - Helophilus fasciatus
Copyright © 2017 Loren & Babs Padelford

Helophilus - Helophilus fasciatus
Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
October 15, 2017
Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
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Contributed by Loren & Babs Padelford on 15 October, 2017 - 9:23pm
Last updated 11 December, 2019 - 8:57am

Moved
Moved from Helophilus.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 11 December, 2019 - 8:57am login or register to post comments

 
Helophilus fasciatus
Kelsey,

Thanks for the ID.

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 11 December, 2019 - 9:57am login or register to post comments

Helophilus fasciatus ..... mal
The antennae look very dark but I think this is due to lack of light.
The markings on tergite 2 are not sloping toward posterior margin toward sides and the markings are meeting at middle on tergite 4 which rules out latifrons, obscurus, hybridus.
… Bill Dean, 11 December, 2019 - 7:52am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Helophilus fasciatus.
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 15 October, 2017 - 9:56pm login or register to post comments

Are you sure about the species?
All of the other specimens from NE have been left at the genus level by the experts.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 15 October, 2017 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Helophilus
Hi Ken,

Although I think it is H. fasciatus, I'll move it to genus level to be safe. Thanks for the heads up.

Loren Padelford
Bellevue, NE
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 15 October, 2017 - 9:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for keeping it at the
Thanks for keeping it at the genus level! With Helophilus the color of the facial stripe is key - orange in fasciatus and latifrons, black in other species in your area. So best to keep it at genus unless you have a facial shot...
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 29 May, 2018 - 3:16pm login or register to post comments

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