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Species Helophilus intentus

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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 intentus (Helophilus intentus)
Explanation of Names
Helophilus intentus Curran & Fluke 1926
Size
10-11 mm
Identification
Black facial stripe. Hind femora are reddish on the apical fifth and hind tibia are yellow on the basal half and reddish on the apical half. Spots on the third abdominal tergite are pointed, helping to distinguish from H. obscurus.(1)
Works Cited
1.Revision of the nearctic species of Helophilus and allied genera
C. H. Curran and C. L. Fluke. 1926. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters.