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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 - male
Copyright © 2009 Loren & Babs Padelford

Syrphid Fly - Helophilus fasciatus - Male
Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska, USA
June 14, 2009
Size: approximately 5/8"
Any possibility of getting this to genus or species? Any help with ID appreciated. Thanks,

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
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Contributed by Loren & Babs Padelford on 15 June, 2009 - 1:45pm
Last updated 24 June, 2021 - 5:35pm

Moved
Moved from Helophilus.
… Zachary Dankowicz, 24 June, 2021 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Helophilus fasciatus
Zachary,

Thanks for the ID.

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 24 June, 2021 - 10:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 13 July, 2009 - 3:49pm login or register to post comments

Helophilus sp.
Male!
(in this genus the male's eyes also don't touch, you have to look at the tip of the abdomen. Pointed is female, rounded (knoblike) is male)
Greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 13 July, 2009 - 1:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Helophilus sp!
Thanks, Gerard, for your pointers how to determine the sex of individuals in this genus.

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 13 July, 2009 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 9 July, 2009 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

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