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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Microdontinae » Microdon
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Fly - Microdon
Copyright © 2009 Phil Huntley-Franck

Fly - Microdon
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
June 18, 2008
Size: approx 1/4 inch
Not sure where in the guide to look. Any direction would be appreciated.
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Contributed by Phil Huntley-Franck on 30 January, 2009 - 9:51pm
Last updated 5 September, 2014 - 1:01pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Phil Huntley-Franck, 1 February, 2009 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

I'd suggest Microdon sp. (Syrphidae)
Maggots of these special Syrphids are parasites in Ants' nests (mainly Formica of the fusca group(.
… Richard Vernier, 31 January, 2009 - 7:04am login or register to post comments

 
Greetings Richard,
I never would have guessed this to be a syrhpid - shows how much I know. I've still got a lot to learn.

Thanks,
:-P)
… Phil Huntley-Franck, 31 January, 2009 - 12:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Nice find!
Adult Microdon are not that commonly seen. Want to blow your mind? Check out the LARVAE! LOL!
… Eric R. Eaton, 31 January, 2009 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi Eric,
Quite interesting. I may have actually seen one or two of the larvae - next time, I take a picture. There's one image in the guide that rather than looking like a mollusk, it kind of reminds me of what my pancakes look like . . . I'll probably never look at pancakes the same way again.

:-P)
… Phil Huntley-Franck, 31 January, 2009 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

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