Monday, 1 August 2016

Not a moth...

A frontal of this creature appeared in my last post; here is an overhead shot as requested...

I don't know how variable hoverflies are, but looking at online pics of Volucella pellucens this looks a little different to me...

Dave Morris, Seer Green

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5 comments:

  1. Peter Hall1 August 2016 at 18:45

    The value of an overhead shot. Look like Volucella inflata

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  2. Adam Bassett1 August 2016 at 19:40

    Agreed

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  3. Dave1 August 2016 at 20:37

    Thanx!

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  4. Marc Botham1 August 2016 at 20:43

    Wow, what a beauty. Never seen this species before. Nice

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  5. Adam Bassett2 August 2016 at 18:22

    V. inflata is by far the least common Volucella species in my garden, only recorded twice, though I don't go out looking for them. It apparently likes wooded areas where there is plenty of dead wood and is also generally only found in the south below the Severn/Wash line, so I guess the Chilterns are as good a place as any to find them.

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