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Gallery: Garden hoverflies

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Volucella zonaria female

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Female Volucella zonaria. This large and spectacular hoverfly is a hornet mimic and a continental hoverfly now commonly seen in southern Britain (perhaps as a result of climate change).

Volucella zonaria female

Technical Information: Photographed with a Minolta Dimage Z5.
Copyright Joan Burkmar 2005. Permission is hereby granted for anyone to use this image for non-commercial purposes which are of benefit to the natural environment. School pupils, students, teachers and educators are invited to use and reproduce the image freely. The photographer should be credited where practicable. Use for commercial purposes is prohibited unless permission is obtained from the copyright holder.

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