Hoverfly, imitating a bumblebee, Volucella bombylans, mimicry
Hoverfly, imitating a bumblebee. Volucella bombylans is larger than most hoverflies, reaching a body length of 11 to 17 mm. and a wingspan length of 8–14 mm. They look something like a bumblebee with a furry black, yellow and/or white body, but they are given away by their heads, plumed antennae, large eyes and the particular wing venation, which make them quite easy to identify as a true fly, like a blowfly. These hoverflies can be found in forest edges and clearings, woodland margins, hedgerows, wet meadows, spruce forest edge and urban wasteland or gardens, usually sunning on leaves.
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Keywords: body, bombylans, bumblebee, bumblebees, forest, hoverflies, hoverfly, hummelwaldschwebfliege, imitating, length, mimicry, mimikry, mm, schwebfliege, syrphidae, volucella
