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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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Syrphidae - Helophilus fasciatus - female
Copyright © 2010 McIvor

Syrphidae - Helophilus fasciatus - Female
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
September 2, 2006
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Contributed by McIvor on 11 February, 2010 - 11:47am
Last updated 16 August, 2021 - 12:23pm

Moved
Moved from Helophilus.
… Even Dankowicz, 16 August, 2021 - 12:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
I vote for Helophilus too.
… Beatriz Moisset, 12 February, 2010 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

 
Great!
Thanks to Ken's posting the two as thumbnails, I started looking at color of thorax stripes with renewed interest. Helophilus has a gray cast, while Parhelophilus is yellow. (I'm putting this info here so it gets broader circulation. Comments welcomed!)
… Ron Hemberger, 12 February, 2010 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

Guessing either...
Helophilus



or Parhelophilus



Any idea how big it was?
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 February, 2010 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Pretty sure it's Helophilus
Thanks for thumbnailing both genera, Ken. Seeing the different stripes on the thoraxes together leads me to believe this is Helophilus. (I had a suspicion of this distinction before, but never followed it up.)
… Ron Hemberger, 11 February, 2010 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

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