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Hornet mimic hoverfly Hornet mimic hoverfly - Volucella zonaria<br /> I shot this fly last year, but was unable to ID. A fellow dipterist from Twitter helped me. Animalia,Arthropoda,Bistrishko Branishte Nature Reserve,Bulgaria,Diptera,Europe,Geotagged,Hornet mimic hoverfly,Insecta,Summer,Syrphid fly,Syrphidae,Vitosha Mountain Nature Park,Volucella zonaria,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Hornet mimic hoverfly

Hornet mimic hoverfly - Volucella zonaria
I shot this fly last year, but was unable to ID. A fellow dipterist from Twitter helped me.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice one, Jivko! So this hoverfly pretends to be a hornet? Posted 10 years ago

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The Volucella zonaria,

''Volucella zonaria'', the hornet mimic hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly. These flies are capable of buzz pollination.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Jun 17, 2015. Captured Jul 13, 2014 12:33 in ulitsa "Stefan Stambolov" 176, 1444 Bistritsa, Bulgaria.
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  • ISO500
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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