Trivittate Marsh Fly

base stats

• NL sightings 643iNaturalist, research grade
• worldwide 9,261iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

• 👀Spotted 643 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #9 most seen of the flies & mosquitoes in NL.
• 🌍9,261 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
• 📜Scientifically named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1805 (221 years ago).

fact sheet

English

Trivittate Marsh Fly

Nederlands

Citroenpendelvlieg

scientific name

Helophilus trivittatus

class

Insecta

order

Diptera

family

Syrphidae

sightings in NL

643

sightings in Europe

8,709

sightings worldwide

9,261

GBIF records in NL

34,979

weight

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length

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lifespan

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named

1805 by Johan Christian Fabricius