Te ngaro topaki rārangi–toru
Three-lined hoverfly
Helophilus seelandicus
(Gmelin, 1790)
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Diptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Syrphidae
Te Rahi
- 15 mm te roa.
Size range
- Length 15 mm
Te Tītaringa
- He momo māori.
Distribution
- Native
Te Huringa Ora
- Ko te mea ōna tērā e arohia e te tangata, ko tana hoihoi ka rere ana.
- He tino kaitiritiri i te hae o ngā pua maha.
- Ko ana torongū, he iroiro waero–kiore ka noho ki te wai he tipu anō, he kararehe rānei kei roto e pōpopo haere ana, e pirau haere ana.
Life history
- Attracts attention because of its noisy flight
- Important pollinator of flowers
- Larvae are rat tailed maggots which live in liquid containing rotting plants or animals