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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Helophilina » Helophilus » Helophilus fasciatus

Species Helophilus fasciatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · Remarks · Works Cited
Misumena spider with syrphid prey - Helophilus fasciatus Some type of syrphid flie? - Helophilus fasciatus Helophilus Fly? - Helophilus fasciatus - female Syrphid Flies Helophilus fasciatus - Helophilus fasciatus - female Syrphid Helophilus - Helophilus fasciatus Unknown hover or flower fly - Helophilus fasciatus Helophilus fasciatus? - Helophilus fasciatus - male Syrphid Fly - Helophilus fasciatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Aschiza")
Family Syrphidae (Hover Flies)
Subfamily Eristalinae
Tribe Eristalini
Subtribe Helophilina
Genus Helophilus
Species fasciatus (Helophilus fasciatus)
Explanation of Names
Helophilus fasciatus Walker 1849
Size
10-15 mm(1)
Identification
for sexing info, click thumbs:
♀ ♀♂ ♀♂
Range
so. Canada (transcontinental) to Mexico(2)
Season
Mar-Nov in OK(1)
Life Cycle
Eggs are layed in clutches on vegetation overhanging ponds. The rat-tailed larvae fall into the pond where they develop(3)
Remarks
This species is one of the earliest and latest syrphids to fly every year(3)
Works Cited
1.Syrphidae of Oklahoma (Diptera)
Shorter D.A., Drew W.A. 1976. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 56: 75-94.
2.Thompson F.C., Pape T., Evenhuis N.L. (2013) Systema Dipterorum, Version 1.5
3.Lilypad or Unicorn Clubtail Dragonfly?
Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 22 April, 2006 - 9:44am
Additional contributions by cotinis, john and jane balaban, Beatriz Moisset, Vox Sciurorum, v belov, Marci Hess
Last updated 19 November, 2019 - 2:04pm

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