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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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Microdon fulgens
Copyright © 2021 Z. Gill

Microdon fulgens
Christmas, Orange County, Florida, USA
October 2, 2021
Size: 14.5mm
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Contributed by Z. Gill on 10 October, 2021 - 3:32pm
Last updated 10 October, 2021 - 4:39pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 10 October, 2021 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

Wow.
Based off of how robust the specimen is, this is most definitely the rare and local Microdon fulgens. Awesome pics of this fly. Your link goes to a hawk moth though
… BugIdentifier, 10 October, 2021 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Woops
Thanks for catching that, I updated the link to go to the right page.
Ya I love this specimen, it is so beautiful! And thanks for the ID, why is it rare?
… Z. Gill, 10 October, 2021 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

 
They are specialists of certain species of ants
So they are restricted to where the ants are found. They may be locally uncommon where their host ants are abundant
… BugIdentifier, 10 October, 2021 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Microdon fulgens.
Microdon fulgens.
Note the shape of scutellum with two apical spines and the M1 vein bent at midpoint. Hind tibia metallic green.
Different in craigheadii....
… Bill Dean, 10 October, 2021 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

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