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Volucella inanis?
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Posted on 18-02-2008 20:40
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Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain, 1000 m. 16 September 2007, very common.

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It certainly is! Smile
 
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Are we really really sure ?

Inanis is replaced by elegans on the Iberian Peninsula.



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It is V. inanis. Volucella elegans is like this one with a dark midpatch on wings.
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Yes Theo, we are really really sure. I have both in my collection. And inanis is on the Spanish checklist.
 
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