Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hover fly from Hong Kong: Volucellini species?

Posted by chickenold on 13-04-2013 17:18
#1
Photo taken today in a forest next to a big stream. Body length about 15mm.
Could it be something similar to Volucella or Graptomyza?
Thanks!

Posted by chickenold on 13-04-2013 17:19
#2
Another angle. Photo taken by my friend.

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 13-04-2013 20:29
#3
Yes, Volucella female, something like (or close to) Volucella linearis....