1 narcissus bulb fly | Definition of narcissus bulb fly

narcissus bulb fly

noun

Definition of narcissus bulb fly

1 : a large yellow and black hairy syrphid fly (Merodon equestris) that resembles a small bumblebee, is native to Europe but now widespread in the U.S., and has a yellowish or whitish larva that bores in and destroys the bulbs of various plants (as narcissus, amaryllis, hyacinth)

called also greater bulb fly