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Post by timmybugboy on Sept 7, 2021 10:47:46 GMT
Hi, I found this large bee looking thing on a buddleia in Worcestershire, UK. It has a proboscis and was drinking nectar. About one inch in length. Does anyone know what this strange insect is?
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Giant Bee
Sept 7, 2021 10:50:51 GMT
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Post by exoticimports on Sept 7, 2021 10:50:51 GMT
It’s a fly.
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Post by wollastoni on Sept 7, 2021 11:43:35 GMT
It is a Volucella zonaria, a fly indeed.
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