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Common Bog Fly

Parhelophilus laetus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 15, February 16, March 25, April 49, May 94, June 46, July 33, August 30, September 31, October 26, November 16, December 14.
Canada614
United States553
Ontario393
New York154
Quebec117
Michigan109
Ohio81
Nova Scotia33
Illinois32
New Brunswick26

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderFlies · Diptera
FamilyHover Flies · Syrphidae
GenusBog Flies · Parhelophilus

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