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Wasp/bee
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:06 am
by maverick
Does anybody know what the chap in the picture is there's about three I've seen this morning and they are bigger than most of the bees
Thanks in advance
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Re: Wasp/bee
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:18 pm
by Trev Sawyer
Volucella zonaria (a hornet mimic hoverfly). Their larvae are sometimes found in wasps nests. Seems to be a lot around at the moment.
Trev
Re: Wasp/bee
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 7:52 pm
by maverick
Thanks trev
There are more than a few and boy some of them are big
Re: Wasp/bee
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 11:54 am
by Medard
Volucella zonaria
I saw my first this morning, an eye catching insect, had me fooled for a moment.
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