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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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Fly - Merodon equestris
Copyright © 2013 Tim Turner

Fly - Merodon equestris
Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio, USA
May 12, 2013
This fly was very interested in the wood chip mulch in my raspberry bed, and appeared (in next photo) to be ovipositing in it.

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Contributed by Tim Turner on 25 May, 2013 - 12:43pm
Last updated 27 May, 2013 - 8:27pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 27 May, 2013 - 8:27pm login or register to post comments

it's Merodon equestris' time
...across the continent
… v belov, 25 May, 2013 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
for the ID, v belov. So this is the same species as these photos of mine ID'd on bugguide previously:

even though the coloration is considerably different (and the color is stated to be variable under the info tab).

Do the larvae eat anything besides Narcissus bulbs? I have many Narcissus in my yard, but there are none within 30 feet of where this fly appeared to be ovipositing.
… Tim Turner, 25 May, 2013 - 1:42pm login or register to post comments

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