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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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Hover Fly (Mallota posticata?) - Merodon equestris
Copyright © 2014 Angus MacLean

Hover Fly (Mallota posticata?) - Merodon equestris
Coldbrook, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
June 2, 2006
Is the face pilose enough for Mallota posticata? The orange hair would suggest Merodon?

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Hover Fly (Mallota posticata?) - Merodon equestris Hover Fly (Mallota posticata?) - Merodon equestris
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Contributed by Angus MacLean on 21 February, 2014 - 4:04pm
Last updated 14 March, 2014 - 2:06pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 14 March, 2014 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

The orange hair does remind m
The orange hair does remind me of Merodon, but to definitively tell the difference it would be helpful to either get a full facial profile shot and/or a view of the femur from the side to see the difference between these two genera. Tricksy critters!
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 21 February, 2014 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Mallota/Merodon
Thanks, Kelsey, for those clues. Live & learn!!
… Angus MacLean, 22 February, 2014 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

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