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Bumblebee Hoverfly

Volucella bombylans (Linnaeus 1758)

Wildlife in a Dorset garden.   cc-by-nc-sa

Volucella bombylans (Bumblebee Hoverfly) is a species of flies in the family flower flies. They visit flowers of Raspberry, devilsbit, butterfly-bush, and Hairy Cat's-Ear. They are diurnal.

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EOL has data for 12 attributes, including:

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of bumblebee hoverfly. View this species on GBIF