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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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Milesia sp? - Helophilus fasciatus
Copyright © 2014 James A Gonsman

Milesia sp? - Helophilus fasciatus
South Warner Mountains (Soup Springs), Modoc County, California, USA
September 23, 2012
I have exhaustively searched the images of Syrphidae without finding anything close. The plant is Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. albicaulis.
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Contributed by James A Gonsman on 28 January, 2014 - 1:43pm
Last updated 9 May, 2021 - 2:24pm

Moved
Moved from Helophilus.
… Zachary Dankowicz, 9 May, 2021 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Helophilus fasciatus
Thanks Zachary
… James A Gonsman, 9 May, 2021 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

Helophilus fasciatus - female
Helophilus fasciatus - female

see keys for more information
… Zachary Dankowicz, 17 February, 2021 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 29 January, 2014 - 4:58am login or register to post comments

Cropped and moved for expert attention.
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 January, 2014 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

Helophilus
I believe it is something in Genus Helophilus, I am not able to narrow down further.
… Jeff Brown, 28 January, 2014 - 2:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Jeff is correct - the indisti
Jeff is correct - the indistinct pterostima indicates Helophilus, but I can't tell you the species at present.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 29 January, 2014 - 12:40am login or register to post comments

 
Jeff is correct - the indisti
Thank you Kelsey. As I don't have a view of the face, I suppose identifying the species is unlikely. In reviewing photos and distribution of Helophilus (about all that I can do) I would conclude that the species is likely to be arbustorum or hirta.
… James A Gonsman, 29 January, 2014 - 7:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Helophilus
Thanks Jeff and Ken for a very prompt response. Don't know how i missed that. Part of my problem was that Eristalini, and thus, Helophilus was not represented in the Guide photos for Eristalinae. I know that continuous links can not be provided for every species. A problem for amateurs like me.
… James A Gonsman, 28 January, 2014 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

 
If you mean the photos...
...at the top of the subfamily page, they're randomly generated and will change as you refresh page.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 January, 2014 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

 
If you mean the photos
Yes, I meant the photos and this is so for Tribe, Subtribe and Genus as well. Thanks for the great tip.
… James A Gonsman, 28 January, 2014 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

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