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Lesser Bulb Fly - Eumerus funeralis -

Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 3, 2015
Size: 4.2 mm wing length

Found on Phalaris arundinacea.

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Lesser Bulb Fly - Eumerus funeralis - male

Lesser Bulb Fly - Eumerus funeralis - male

Lesser Bulb Fly - Eumerus funeralis - male

Contributed by Bill Keim on 8 June, 2015 - 7:50am
Last updated 8 June, 2015 - 12:58pm

Moved

Moved from Eumerus.

… v belov, 8 June, 2015 - 12:58pm

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… v belov, 8 June, 2015 - 12:18pm

Eumerus...... Lesser Bulb Fli

Eumerus...... Lesser Bulb Flies

… Bill Dean, 8 June, 2015 - 10:22am

Thanks Bill! I did add anothe

Thanks Bill! I did add another photo, with a better shot of the hind femor--possibly Eumerus funeralis?

… Bill Keim, 8 June, 2015 - 12:30pm

Yes. This is a common species

Yes. This is a common species in Europe, known under the synonym Eumerus tuberculatus. The rounded tubercle and the base of the hind femora free of hairs are good pointers.

… Bill Dean, 8 June, 2015 - 12:52pm

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