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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Microdontinae » Microdon » subgenus Chymophila (Microdon subgenus Chymophila) » Microdon fulgens
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large metallic fly - Microdon fulgens
Copyright © 2015 Rick Bohler

large metallic fly - Microdon fulgens
Jacksonville, duval County, Florida, USA
May 16, 2015
Size: 3/8" long

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Contributed by Rick Bohler on 16 May, 2015 - 9:22pm
Last updated 13 March, 2016 - 10:59am

Moved
Moved from Microdon.
… v belov, 13 March, 2016 - 10:59am login or register to post comments

Microdon (Chymophila) fulgens
As Menno says, this is likely a a complex of species but for now all of these big colourful flies should be places as Microdon fulgens.
… Jeff Skevington, 12 March, 2016 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

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