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Sun Fly

Helophilus pendulus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 7,654, February 5,653, March 8,858, April 13,935, May 20,092, June 21,909, July 23,445, August 20,162, September 14,803, October 11,049, November 6,038, December 4,719.
United States158,318
Alaska158,318
United Kingdom8,399
England7,415
Germany2,349
France1,654
Denmark1,479
Netherlands1,367
Russia1,102
Finland948

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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
GenusMarsh Flies · Helophilus

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