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Helophilus antipodus
Helophilus antipodus is an endemic species of hoverfly observed throughout New Zealand . It belongs to the genus Helophilus in the family Syrphidae (flower flies). The adults are pollinators.
From the article Helophilus antipodus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Front tibia is yellow, with a black ring at the end. Hind femur are all black. Wing-viens black, and slightly infusecate. Campared with Helophilus montanus, their Lateral ocelli is closer to eyes than to each other; oral margin is not strongly produced; they are larger and more robust flies. Similar in appearance to the New Zealand three-lined hoverfly (Helophilus seelandicus)
Range & habitat
Helophilus antipodus is found over much of New Zealand including many subantartic Islands (Auckland Islands, Campbell islands). On the mainland this fly is a pollinator of the endemic orchid Dendrobium cunninghamii.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 380164.