Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Large Bee Mimics Hoverflies ID please.

Posted by nomad on 20-06-2016 14:34
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I took these Hoverfly images at the weekend in England UK. The first two images are from lowland meadows, the last three from a forest. There seems to be an array of various forms among some of the species. I believe the last is a female Volucella bombylans form plumata?

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