Helophilus seelandicus

Helophilus seelandicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Helophilus
Species: H. seelandicus
Binomial name
Helophilus seelandicus
Gmelin, 1790

Helophilus seelandicus or threelined hoverfly is a native hoverfly of New Zealand. The name corresponds to the three black lines behind the insect's head.

H. seelandicus maggots live in water with decaying vegetation, animals or dung.[1]

References

  1. Crowe, Andrew (2002). Which New Zealand Insect?. Penguin Books. p. 63. ISBN 0141006366.


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