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15-08-2010, 07:54 PM
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| | | Help! ID please...hoverfly in a giant Ironman suit!!!?
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15-08-2010, 07:57 PM
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Volucella zonaria, seems a lot of people are seeing them except me!
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15-08-2010, 08:24 PM
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They appear to be expanding their range northwards; but not westwards towards me! |
16-08-2010, 04:29 AM
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I've seen a couple so far this year, which is far less than normal. Did see V. inanis yesterday at Ruislip Woods. |
16-08-2010, 10:00 AM
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Thank you guyz!
What amazed me was the way it zipped from flower to flower at instant speed just like the smaller hoverflies; but with a bigger mass - wow. Was kinda scary hence being out of focus sorry  . I am in the South East and saw this on Therfield Heath - first one i ever saw but by the sounds of it they are well established in the south east.
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16-08-2010, 10:25 AM
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Love these! Fantastic flies have only ever seen them twice, unmistakeable (which is always a good thing in an insect!)
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16-08-2010, 11:04 AM
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I've seen more Volucella inanis than any other year - seems to be doing well locally. Only seen two V. zonaria though.
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16-08-2010, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason Green  I've seen more Volucella inanis than any other year - seems to be doing well locally. Only seen two V. zonaria though.
Still looking for inflata! Anyone else seen one? | Have never knowingly seen V. inflata (it does look distinctive enough), though usually regularly encounter zonaria, inanis + pellucens in the summer. |
16-08-2010, 06:53 PM
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| | | Re: Help! ID please...hoverfly in a giant Ironman suit!!!?
Saw my first one at the weekend in Suffolk. 
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