Merodon equestris (Fabricius, 1794)
(Large Bulb Fly, Large Narcissus Fly)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Merodon equestris form equestris
Banded Form Of Large Bulb Fly
Male (Click to open)
 		Form 39 images
Merodon equestris form narcissi
Tawny-haired Form Of Large Bulb-fly
(Click to open)
 		Form 4 images
Merodon equestris form validus
Black-haired Thorax Form Of Large Bulb-fly (Female Only)
Female (Click to open)
 		Form 7 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMerodon equestris (Large Bulb Fly, Large Narcissus Fly)
TribeMerodontini (bulb flies)
SubfamilyMILESIINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Collin, J.E. 1945 Parasitism of Merodon larva by the Tachinid Lypha dubia Fln. Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation 57: 70.
Morris, R.K.A. & Ball, S.G. 2002 An introduction to British hoverflies and the Hoverfly Recording Scheme British Wildlife Vol 14, No 1: 38-45.

Merodon equestris (Large Bulb Fly, Large Narcissus Fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Merodon equestris (Large Bulb Fly, Large Narcissus Fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Merodon equestris (Large Bulb Fly, Large Narcissus Fly)
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