Helophilus hybridus Loew, 1846
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHelophilus hybridus (a hoverfly)
GenusHelophilus (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeEristalini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilyMILESIINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Helophilus hybridus (a hoverfly) :
1: Helophilus hybridus (a hoverfly)
7 Jun 2016 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Hemlock Water-dropwort
Image 1: Male - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - genital capsule - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - terminalia - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
2: Helophilus hybridus (a hoverfly)
9 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, on Carex
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Male - lateral viewImage 3: Male - lateral view - white background
3: Helophilus hybridus (a hoverfly)
16 Aug 1997 OSGR: SS78 51° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
Male, visiting Wild Basil
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - lateral viewImage 3: Male - ventral view
4: Helophilus hybridus (a hoverfly)
9 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
female
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - lateral viewImage 3: Female - ventral view
5: Helophilus hybridus (a hoverfly)
8 Jun 1969 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Mating
Image 1: Mating pair - enlarged

Helophilus hybridus (a hoverfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Helophilus hybridus (a hoverfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Helophilus hybridus (a hoverfly)
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