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5015358 Heliophis - Helophilus fasciatus - male
Copyright © 2005 Rob Curtis

5015358 Heliophis - Helophilus fasciatus - Male
Chicago, cook County, Illinois, USA
September 13, 2005
Size: ~1/2
Can species by named?
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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 21 September, 2005 - 10:31pm
Last updated 10 February, 2021 - 4:04pm

Moved
Moved from Helophilus.
… Even Dankowicz, 10 February, 2021 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

Probably fasciatus
Probably fasciatus.... male
… Bill Dean, 18 December, 2017 - 3:20am login or register to post comments

Heliophilus
I think maybe it is Heliophilus, which means sun-lover. Sorry I cannot name the species.
… Sean McCann, 22 September, 2005 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

 
Helophilus
Actually the name is Helophilus and we have many of them here; none of them ID'ed to species. We really need an expert here.
… Beatriz Moisset, 22 September, 2005 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

Strange name
Is Heliophis really the name of this genus? I am not Greek, but it sounds like either "Sun Snake" or "Twisted Snake".
… Sean McCann, 22 September, 2005 - 8:35am login or register to post comments

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