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Shiny Bog Fly

Parhelophilus integer

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 4, February 4, March 7, April 13, May 26, June 18, July 14, August 8, September 9, October 7, November 4, December 4.
United States392
Canada117
Ontario108
Michigan58
Massachusetts49
Ohio47
New York39
Virginia32
Maryland24
Illinois21

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
GenusBog Flies · Parhelophilus

Sources

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