Hello Anita: Type: Merodon equestris-- into the web and there are lots of pictures. Size is mentioned in the articles. 10-15 mm or about a half inch. I use Dogpile as a browser, less garbage. -- Merodon equestris length-- brings up the dimensions in the first articles. ----- Original Message ----- From: <aclyburn17@verizon.net> To: <voltaire@islandnet.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 10:28 PM Subject: [pbs] About those bulb flies...! > I've been following the posts about the bulb flies with horror since I > have a lot of daffodils. There are all sorts of flies (critters having > two wings and a pair of haltres) that hang around my garden: Hover > flies, bee flies, soldier flies etc.; as well as all the members of > the bee/wasp family. > My problem is that I have yet to see a picture of any these flies > that's truly clear enough to help me identify them. Would someone > please post a series of CLEAR AND UP CLOSE pictures of these flies > from all sides COMPLETE WITH A RULER OR A COIN for size reference? > Is there a unique physical structure that a layperson could look for > and be able to find that would help identify these bulb flies? > > Anita Clyburn > Terre Haute, IN > Who was enjoying spring until you folks scared me to death talking > about bulb flies! > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/