Threelined Hoverfly
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Helophilus
Species: Unknown
Common name: Threelined hoverfly.
This fly is of the Genus Helophilus and is an Important pollinator of flowers. This flys name refers to the three black stripes behind the head. Length 15 mm It larvae are rat tailed maggots ( long breathing tube) which live in liquid containing rotting plants or animals
Juvenile fly
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