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ID Merodon equestris, please
Juergen G
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Is that Merodon equestris?
Location: Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, garden in Krefeld
Date: 25.05.2011
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Hello Jürgen,

I agree to the genus Merodon but I have a little doubt about the species equestris. There is a lot of variation in the coloring of hair on the last tergites. Maybe a specialist can confirm or deny the Merodon species equestrisSmile.

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