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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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Is this a Helophilus fasciatus? - Helophilus fasciatus
Copyright © 2006 Kildale

Is this a Helophilus fasciatus? - Helophilus fasciatus
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
September 7, 2006
Looks like the one that I took last year and had it ID'd as a Helophilus fasciatus. Any other information about this species would be appreciated. Thank you.

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Is this a Helophilus fasciatus? - Helophilus fasciatus Is this a Helophilus fasciatus? - Helophilus fasciatus - male
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Contributed by Kildale on 7 September, 2006 - 2:54pm
Last updated 18 December, 2017 - 10:07am

I would agree, but it would b
I would agree, but it would be important to see the face for an ID...
… Martin Hauser, 7 September, 2006 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Hover fly ID
Thanks again Martin.Have added the best face shot I have, hope it helps. Thanks for the ID confirmation so far.
… Kildale, 7 September, 2006 - 7:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Hmmm, looks still like fascia
Hmmm, looks still like fasciatus, but for a 100% ID I would need the specimen... If it has only yellow hairs between the eyes,, it is latifrons, if there are black ones, it is fasciatus. But still I feel more confident with fasciatus...
… Martin Hauser, 7 September, 2006 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

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