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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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Syrphid Fly - Helophilus fasciatus
Copyright © 2005 Tony DiTerlizzi

Syrphid Fly - Helophilus fasciatus
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
April 17, 2005
Size: ~12 mm
There were quite a few of these buzzing around a vernal pond near our house. Browsing through the guide, my hunch would be that it is a Syrphus sp. Any thoughts?
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 19 April, 2005 - 9:35am
Last updated 18 December, 2017 - 10:10am

Helophilus fasciatus
Helophilus fasciatus
… Bill Dean, 18 December, 2017 - 2:47am login or register to post comments

Helophilus
I'm still learning the syrphids myself, but I think the striped thorax and early date point to a species Helophilus (1). I saw a bunch of these last weekend, especially at a maple swamp that floods in the spring - I wonder if vernal ponds are where their larvae live?
… Joel Kits, 19 April, 2005 - 10:14am login or register to post comments

 
I think you are right Joel,
It looks like a dead-ringer to Patrick's Helophilus image:

Interesting, my vernal pool is only present in the spring and is also in a wooded area rife with maples...
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 19 April, 2005 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

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