Hoverfly - Volucella Bombylans
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 3rd July 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File

Hoverfly - Volucella Bombylans.
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Local names: 		Volucella bombylans.
Diptera.
Syrphidae.
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 		The females lay their eggs in the nests of social wasps or bumblebees, where the larvae live as scavengers, feeding on debris and occasionally on host's larvae.
Nectar and pollen with a preference for blue flowers.
8 - 14 mm
11 - 17 mm
Forest edges and clearings, hedgerows, urban wasteland or gardens.
Two generations and can be encountered from May until September, with a peak in June.
Very fast fliers