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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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Syrphid Fly with Milkweed Pollinaria - Merodon equestris
Copyright © 2015 Lloyd Davidson

Syrphid Fly with Milkweed Pollinaria - Merodon equestris
Bunker Hill Forest Preserve, 5500 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL 60646, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 30, 2010
Perhaps a syrphid bumblebee mimic? Very distinctive R2 wing venation.

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Syrphid Fly with Milkweed Pollinaria - Merodon equestris Syrphid Fly with Milkweed Pollinaria - Merodon equestris
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Contributed by Lloyd Davidson on 9 January, 2015 - 11:02am
Last updated 8 April, 2017 - 5:45pm

Nice
You don't see that many milkweed pollinia very often. I have seen some bumble bees similarly loaded.
… Beatriz Moisset, 10 January, 2015 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 9 January, 2015 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Merodon equestris with milkweed pollinia? The experts will be able to say for sure.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 January, 2015 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

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