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Volucella bombylans - another beautiful hoverfly Volucella bombylans is a very nice, furry, bumblebee-mimicking hoverfly which is a rather large hoverfly species. I found and photographed this individual as a bonus while searching for Blue butterflies to shoot. Finland,Geotagged,Scandinavia,Summer,Syrphidae,Volucella,Volucella bombylans,bombylans,hoverfly,liperi Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Volucella bombylans - another beautiful hoverfly

Volucella bombylans is a very nice, furry, bumblebee-mimicking hoverfly which is a rather large hoverfly species. I found and photographed this individual as a bonus while searching for Blue butterflies to shoot.

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  1. View Annette Flottwell's profile
    Annette Flottwell
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    I think I had a similar one ion France, must raid my harddisk. Beautiful shot on the mauve perch :) Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Ari Parviainen's profile
      Ari Parviainen
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      This is also one of those very attractive hoverflies which are quite easy to identify unlike so many other hoverfly species. Thanks for the comment Annette! Posted 9 years ago

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The Volucella bombylans

"Volucella bombylans" is a large species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ari Parviainen
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By Ari Parviainen

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Uploaded Feb 26, 2016. Captured Jul 16, 2015 14:13 in Honkavaarantie 30, 80400 Liperi, Finland.
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  • NIKON D300S
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 150mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.