Family Syrphidae Rank Species | Order Diptera | |
Similar Melangyna novaezelandiae, Antipodochlora braueri, Trigonospila brevifacies, Austrolestes colensonis, Uropetala carovei | ||
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.
References
Helophilus seelandicus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA