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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Aschiza » Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Merodontini » Merodon » Narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris)
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Large, hairy Syrphid - Merodon equestris
Copyright © 2007 Armin Hinterwirth

Large, hairy Syrphid - Merodon equestris
Ravenna Park, King County, Washington, USA
May 31, 2007
Size: ~13mm
Another shot of the same fly that I chased along a hedge in Seattle's Ravenna Park

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Large, hairy Syrphid - Merodon equestris Large, hairy Syrphid - Merodon equestris
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Contributed by Armin Hinterwirth on 9 June, 2007 - 7:14pm
Last updated 16 June, 2008 - 10:47am

Moved
Moved from Narcissus bulb fly.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 16 June, 2008 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Merodon.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 16 June, 2008 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

Merodon looks right to me
Love when they do that!
… Ron Hemberger, 9 June, 2007 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

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