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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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Mating bees - Merodon equestris - male - female
Copyright © 2017 4Bugeyes

Mating bees - Merodon equestris - Male Female
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
June 3, 2017
Size: 2.5cm
Hanging onto a strawberry leaf. Not bothered by close 4" proximity of camera.
Mid afternoon
Wings of the mounter beating
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Contributed by 4Bugeyes on 3 June, 2017 - 7:10pm
Last updated 4 June, 2017 - 9:16am

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 June, 2017 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

Merodon equestris
The rounded head of male;short face: the hind tarsi of female can be seen to be black; such colour variation differences to each other on the thorax is found only in Merodon.
… Bill Dean, 4 June, 2017 - 3:31am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Others will take the ID further. Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 June, 2017 - 7:41pm login or register to post comments

flies, actually
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