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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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Id help neede - fly - Helophilus fasciatus - male
Copyright © 2013 Henry Burton

Id help neede - fly - Helophilus fasciatus - Male
Ottawa County, Ohio, USA
September 17, 2013
Can this fly be identified down to species and sexed ? Thanks in advance for the help.
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Contributed by Henry Burton on 9 November, 2013 - 4:51am
Last updated 17 December, 2017 - 6:09pm

Moved
Moved from Helophilus.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 December, 2017 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

Helophilus fasciatus ..... ma
Helophilus fasciatus ..... male
Inner margin of eyes parallel for some distance.
… Bill Dean, 17 December, 2017 - 1:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Yay, Bill!
...
… Ron Hemberger, 17 December, 2017 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

Apparently can't be sexed from this photo.
The BG Info page states: "In this genus, eyes of males do not touch (like those of all syrphid females) and abdominal details are necessary to tell male from female."
… Ron Hemberger, 9 November, 2013 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Well from the coloration and
Well from the coloration and the shape of the abdomen, I am pretty sure that this is a male... it is difficult to put in words, but at one point I will try and make a key (hopefully) how to distinguish and sex the Helophilini...
… Martin Hauser, 9 November, 2013 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

 
"it is difficult to put into words"
Oh, how well I understand that, Martin. We've had a lot of these posted recently, much more than the norm.
… Ron Hemberger, 9 November, 2013 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 9 November, 2013 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention.
Moved from ID Request.

Helophilus, I suspect.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 November, 2013 - 8:05am login or register to post comments

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