Merodon equestris (Eristalinae),

Description:

L: 8-14mmbiology: Batessche Mimikry with a bumble bee; Merodon is territorial and expel real stinging Hymenoptera from flowers!Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Fliegen & Mcken)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862Infraorder: Muscomorpha [Syn.: Cyclorrhapha]Superfamily: Syrphoidea Family: Syrphidae SAMOUELLE, 18191 (hoverflies or flower flies?, Schwebfliegen)Subfamily: Eristalinae NEWMAN, 1834 (drone flies)Tribus: MerodontiniGenus: Merodon MEIGEN, 1803 Merodon equestris FABRICIUS, 1794 (Narcissus bulb fly, Narzissen-Schwebfliege)Central Germany, N-Hesse, Bad Hersfeld: Ottrau, ca. 300-400m asl., 03.06.2013IMG_0412