Woolly-tailed marsh fly
(Helophilus hybridus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description
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.
Size
Total length: ⅜″ to ⅝″
Similar Species
Habitat
Ecology
Season
Late March to early October
Behavior
Life Cycle
Larva Food/Hosts
Adult Food
Distribution |
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Sources Telford, Horace S.. (1939). The Syrphidae of Minnesota. University of Minnesota. Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. |
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Taxonomy
Order
Suborder
Brachycera
Infraorder
Cyclorrhapha
Zoosection
Aschiza
Family
Syrphidae (hover flies)
Subfamily
Eristalinae (drone flies and allies)
Tribe
Eristalini (rat-tail maggot flies)
Subtribe
Helophiliina
Genus
Subgenus
Helophilus
Subordinate Taxa
Synonyms
Elophilus hybridus
Helophilus henricii
Helophilus latitarsis
Common Names
woolly-tailed marsh fly
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