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Marsh Flies
Helophilus
Helophilus are a diverse genus of moderate to large hoverflies, that appear somewhat bee-like. Larvae filter-feed in organic rich water. All Helophilus adults have a distinctive lengthwise striped thorax and a transverse striped abdomen.
32 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Sun Fly
speciesHelophilus pendulus
Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
speciesHelophilus fasciatus
Trivittate Marsh Fly
speciesHelophilus trivittatus
Woolly-tailed Marsh Fly
speciesHelophilus hybridus
Broad-headed Marsh Fly
speciesHelophilus latifrons
Helophilus eristaloidea
speciesHelophilus eristaloidea
Three-lined Hover Fly
speciesHelophilus seelandicus
Yellow-margined Marsh Fly
speciesHelophilus lapponicus
Migrant Marsh Fly
speciesHelophilus affinis
Obscure Marsh Fly
speciesHelophilus obscurus
Helophilus antipodus
speciesHelophilus antipodus
Northwestern Marsh Fly
speciesHelophilus neoaffinis
Metallic Blue Hover Fly
speciesHelophilus hochstetteri
Helophilus cingulatus
speciesHelophilus cingulatus
Helophilus continuus
speciesHelophilus continuus
Black-margined Marsh Fly
speciesHelophilus groenlandicus
Yellow-legged Marsh Fly
speciesHelophilus intentus
Helophilus campbelli
speciesHelophilus campbelli
Helophilus ineptus
speciesHelophilus ineptus
Helophilus chathamensis
speciesHelophilus chathamensis
Helophilus montanus
speciesHelophilus montanus
Helophilus hectori
speciesHelophilus hectori
Helophilus taruensis
speciesHelophilus taruensis
Helophilus cargilli
speciesHelophilus cargilli
Gray-banded Marsh Fly
speciesHelophilus bottnicus
Helophilus campbellicus
speciesHelophilus campbellicus
Helophilus versicolor
speciesHelophilus versicolor
Helophilus villeneuvi
speciesHelophilus villeneuvi
Helophilus nothobombus
speciesHelophilus nothobombus
Helophilus chui
speciesHelophilus chui
Helophilus sibiricus
speciesHelophilus sibiricus
Helophilus sapporensis
speciesHelophilus sapporensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52487.