Metallic Blue Hover Fly
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Muscomorpha
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Eristalini
Subtribe: Helophilina
Genus: Helophilus
Subgenus: Helophilus (Pilinasica)
Species: Helophilus (Pilinasica) hochstetteri
Scientific name: Helophilus hochstetteri,
Common name: Metallic Blue Hover Fly
A New Zealand flower fly which is often seen on flowers gathering pollen and nectar
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