Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Merodon equestris? var. validus ?? -->female Volucella bombylans var. bombylans

Posted by Gunther on 22-09-2022 18:13
#1
Please help to identify!

D, Augsburg, Countryside, in the garden , June 25
Very special are the red veins at the wings!

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Gunther
Edited by Gunther on 23-09-2022 10:28

Posted by eklans on 22-09-2022 18:35
#2
Hallo Gunther, it's a female Volucella bombylans var. bombylans.

Posted by Gunther on 22-09-2022 18:42
#3
Hello Eric,
many thanks!
I thought of the same, but it looks something different to a male and I dont think of a female...
Greetings, Gunther
Edited by Gunther on 22-09-2022 18:45

Posted by Paul Beuk on 23-09-2022 10:17
#4
Image is gone... :|

Posted by Gunther on 23-09-2022 10:30
#5
Hello Paul,

sorry! I have fixed this!

Greetings, Gunther