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Merodon equestris

Merodon equestris
Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
May 24, 2015
I've been seeing lots of these in my garden this Spring. Never noticed them before this year.

Wide range of colors. I don't know if they're different species, or color variants of the same species.

Merodon equestris comes in an
Merodon equestris comes in an amazingly large variety of colors, as you mention. In a way, this makes sense - bumblebees do too. It would be interesting to see if there's any correlation between Merodon's coloration and the local bumblebee community, especially since Merodon isn't native to North America. This most common orange variant is very similar to some of our common European bumblebees, but no North American bumblebee looks like this!


 
Thank you
Interesting about the variation.

I don't have much Narcissus in my garden, but of course it's planted widely around the neighborhood.

Moved
Moved from Flies.

 
Thank you!
Thanks for the quick turnaround and correction on the ID.

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