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Hoverfly

DateThu 2010-11-04

A bumble-bee mimic hoverfly from back in early summer: a female Volucella bombylans (Diptera: Syrphidae).  Note the feathery antennae and the dark patches on the wings.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-20.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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