This photo was taken during a search for Merodon larvae in bulbs of the geophyte Prospero autumnale. A loud high-pitched buzz gave away the location of this mating pair in the shade of an Euphorbia.The photo was used for the cover of the recently published 'Atlas of the Hoverflies of Greece': brill.com/view/title/33998Cover: www.flickr.com/photos/habropoda/49710772603This is a relatively common hoverfly on Lesvos, especially above 500 m altitude in the area of Agiasos. Jelle Devalez
Summary[edit] Description: English: Female hoverfly Merodon equestris. Picture taken in Skåne, Sweden. Date: 4 June 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Martin Andersson.
Summary[edit] Description: Vernacular names English: Large Narcissus Fly Dansk: Stor narcisflue Deutsch: Español: Français: Nederlands: grote narcisvlieg Norsk (bokmål): vanlig narsissflue Svenska: bred narcissblomfluga. Date: 19 June 2010, 16:34. Source: Merodon equestris var. narcissi - Large Narcissus Fly (female). Author: S. Rae from Scotland, UK.