Now for some mimics....

The Volucella family includes the largest hoverfly species and those best adapted to look like Hornets and Bumblebees...

Volucella inanis- the Yellow-nosed Hoverfly (Brenda Clayton)


Volucella zonaria - the Hornet Hoverfly (Brenda Clayton)

Volucella pellucens - the Pied Hoverfly (Brenda Clayton)

Volucella pellucens - the Pied Hoverfly (Howard Vaughan)

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Howard Vaughan, Information Officer