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Drone Fly, Syrphid Fly (Helophilus hybridus)

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Order: Diptera (DIP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Helophilus (hee-loh-FY-lus) (Info)
Species: hybridus
Profile:
No positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Regional...
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
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Member Notes:

Rating Author Comment

Neutral Todd_Boland On Aug 14, 2006, Todd_Boland from St. John's, NL
(Zone 5b) wrote:
A relatively large, common drone fly on flowers and leaves near bodies of water, especially bogs and ponds. The larvae are aquatic.
By Todd_Boland

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