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Narrow-headed Marsh Fly

Helophilus fasciatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 215, February 221, March 350, April 685, May 1,315, June 616, July 464, August 420, September 717, October 361, November 226, December 202.
United States16,601
Canada4,813
Ontario3,207
Minnesota1,417
Illinois1,362
New York1,099
Ohio1,077
Texas931
New Jersey892
Wisconsin865

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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