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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Helophilina » Helophilus » Helophilus obscurus
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Possible H obscurus - Helophilus obscurus - female
Copyright © 2018 Denis A. Doucet

Possible H obscurus - Helophilus obscurus - Female
Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
August 4, 2014
I feel like this is very similar to this individual.

Could mine also be a female Helophilus obscurus?
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Contributed by Denis A. Doucet on 13 March, 2018 - 9:14am
Last updated 13 January, 2020 - 3:13am

Sorry about the mistake.Bill
Sorry about the mistake.
Bill.
… Bill Dean, 12 January, 2020 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

 
No worries!
All fixed. Happy New Year!
… Denis A. Doucet, 13 January, 2020 - 3:14am login or register to post comments

Apologies to Denis for this i
Apologies to Denis for this is a female as he suggested. The tergite 5 with an obvious divided band but the male Helophilus obscurus has only tergite 3 and 4 with divided markings. The tip is obvious not a genital capsule as I originally thought.
… Bill Dean, 12 January, 2020 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Helophilus.
… Denis A. Doucet, 13 March, 2018 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

Helophilus obscurus........ male
Yes. Helophilus obscurus but a male. Look at the genital capsule in a zoomed image.
… Bill Dean, 13 March, 2018 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Bill!
If that is what it is, then I have more of this species. Very cool.
… Denis A. Doucet, 13 March, 2018 - 10:01am login or register to post comments

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