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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Merodontini » Merodon » Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
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Another bee to ID - Merodon equestris
Copyright © 2005 Kildale

Another bee to ID - Merodon equestris
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
May 29, 2005
Is this the same as the previous. Has a couple of differences but I'm no expert at all. Any help would be welcome.
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Contributed by Kildale on 1 June, 2005 - 12:05am
Last updated 10 November, 2005 - 5:38pm

Merodon equestris
Is indeed the right name for this animal!
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 24 September, 2005 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Fly ID
Thanks Gerard. Just got home from Utah, sorry about the delay in answering your post
… Kildale, 1 October, 2005 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

Syrphidae?
Looks to me like a fly, possibly a syrphid. Compare to:

Bruce Marlin
Cirrus Digital Imaging
… Bruce Marlin, 14 July, 2005 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

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