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 Large fly on a pine trunk. Maybe Volucella...?

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 Looks like Volucella inanis (but I do not know if you have any similar species in Spain)
 
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 Yes, we have V. inanis. Thanks
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 Yes, Volucella, but not inanis. This is a male Volucella elegans...
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 Thanks Gerard
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