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scriber Really Wild Member Registered: February 2008 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,131	· Date: Sun 6, July 2008 · Views: 328 · Filesize: 58.8kb, 95.8kb · Dimensions: 1181 x 1024 ·
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paul m

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Sun 6, July 2008 9:50am

Two wings and short antennae so a fly (Diptera) - a Volucella?

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Registered: February 2008
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Sun 6, July 2008 9:59am

Thanks for that Paul.

Pudding4brains
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Registered: January 2008
Location: Netherlands
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Sun 6, July 2008 11:09am

Hi John & Paul, I agree with Paul, I don't do Diptera, but with only 5 species (or so) in our area, and remarkable ones at that, Volucella is one of those groups even I can can 'grasp'

- think we can safely store this one as Volucella bombylans

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