woolly-tailed marsh fly
(Helophilus hybridus)
| Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
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Minnesota |
not listed |
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| Occurrence | Rare in Minesota |
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| Flight/Season | Late March to early October |
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| Size | Total Length: ⅜″ to ⅝″ |
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| Identification | Woolly-tailed marsh fly is a medium-sized hoverfly. It occurs in northern Europe, where it is common, and in western Canada, where it is less common. There are just a handful of records in the United States. It is rare in Minnesota. Adults appears somewhat bee-like, with a longitudinally striped thorax and a horizontally banded abdomen. |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Diptera (gnats, mosquitoes, true flies) |
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Suborder: |
Brachycera (circular-seamed flies, mouches muscoïdes, muscoid flies, short-horned flies) |
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Infraorder: |
Muscomorpha |
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Section: |
Aschiza |
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Superfamily: |
Syrphoidea |
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Family: |
Syrphidae (hover flies) |
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Subfamily: |
Eristalinae |
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Tribe: |
Eristalini |
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Subtribe: |
Helophiliina |
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Genus: |
Helophilus |
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| Common Names |
woolly-tailed marsh fly |
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About
Published on Jan 14, 2014 Porosty kvetoucí máty bahenní přilákaly i vzácnou pestřenku. |
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| Helle Sumpfschwebfliege (Helophilus hybridus) www.Tierportraet.ch Chrigu wälti |
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