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Bee to ID - Merodon equestris - female
Copyright © 2006 Kildale

Bee to ID - Merodon equestris - Female
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
June 4, 2006
Manged a couple of shots of this bee any info would be welcome.

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Bee to ID - Merodon equestris - female Bee to ID - Merodon equestris - female
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Contributed by Kildale on 5 June, 2006 - 1:44pm
Last updated 16 June, 2008 - 11:18am

Clearly a female Merodon eque
Clearly a female Merodon equestris. This species comes in a lot of color variations but it is still easyly recognizable by its gestalt....
… Martin Hauser, 6 June, 2006 - 12:38am login or register to post comments

 
Merodon equestris
Thank you all for the info. They are a little confusing at times.
… Kildale, 6 June, 2006 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

Merodon
Not sure this isn't M. equestris again. That recurrent bee-looking syrphid that is not a Mallota or a Eristalis. All have some bee mimics. But that recurrent vein way out there on the wing seems to be the Merodon feature to watch for. And that golden hair on the face.
… Herschel Raney, 5 June, 2006 - 4:11pm login or register to post comments

Fly.
This guy is a syphid fly (actually a female). No idea what species.
IDed to family by the vena spuria, to sex by the gap between the eyes.
-Sean McCann


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… Sean McCann, 5 June, 2006 - 2:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Syphid ID
Thank you Sean for the info, perhaps someone else will be able to add something.
… Kildale, 5 June, 2006 - 2:53pm login or register to post comments

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