Helophilus obscurus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Syrphidae
- Genus
- Helophilus
- Species
- Helophilus obscurus
- Scientific Name
- Helophilus obscurus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Helophilus obscurus
Helophilus obscurus (Loew, 1863), the obscure marsh fly, is a common species of syrphid fly observed throughout Canada and the northern United States and Rocky Mountains. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. The larvae of this genus are associated with wet decaying organic material, particularly accumulations of decaying vegetation in ponds and mud and farmyard manure or silage the larvae of this species are not known.
...Helophilus obscurus in languages:
- English
- Obscure Marsh Fly
- Polish
- Gniłun okręglik
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Helophilus affinis
- Helophilus antipodus
- Helophilus bottnicus
- Helophilus campbelli
- Helophilus campbellicus
- Helophilus cargilli
- Helophilus chathamensis
- Helophilus chui
- Helophilus cingulatus
- Helophilus continuus
- Helophilus eristaloidea
- Helophilus fasciatus
- Helophilus groenlandicus
- Helophilus hectori
- Helophilus hochstetteri
- Helophilus hybridus
- Helophilus ineptus
- Helophilus intentus
- Helophilus lapponicus
- Helophilus latifrons
- Helophilus lineatus
- Helophilus montanus
- Helophilus neoaffinis
- Helophilus nothobombus
- Helophilus obscurus
- Helophilus parallelus
- Helophilus pendulus
- Helophilus sapporensis
- Helophilus seelandicus
- Helophilus taruensis
- Helophilus transfugus
- Helophilus trivittatus
- Helophilus versicolor
- Helophilus villeneuvi































































































































































