Merodon equestris form narcissi (Fabricius, 1805)
(Tawny-haired Form Of Large Bulb-fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
FormMerodon equestris form narcissi (Tawny-haired Form Of Large Bulb-fly)
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)
Records of Merodon equestris form narcissi (Tawny-haired Form Of Large Bulb-fly) :
1: Merodon equestris form narcissi (Tawny-haired Form Of Large Bulb-fly)
3 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view (2)Image 3: Lateral viewImage 4: Underside

Merodon equestris form narcissi (Tawny-haired Form Of Large Bulb-fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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