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Lesser Hornet Hoverfly
Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.
From the article Volucella inanis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The adults reach 15–17 mm (0.59–0.67 in) long. They have three yellow bands on an otherwise black abdomen and thus closely resemble wasps in a form of mimicry. The first two bands are completely or partially interrupted by a black wedge. The head has feather-like antennae and the wings have darkened patches in the middle and on the tip.
Range & habitat
This species is present in most of Europe, in eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in North Africa.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 363754.