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 Volucella bombylans record (with photo)
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| Calilasseia |
Posted on 24-06-2013 23:55
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 Member Location: Near Liverpool, UK Posts: 90 Joined: 20.09.11 |
Since I'm fairly sure about the ID of this insect,I've put it here instead of in the ID queries section. I photographed what I thought at first sight to be a bumblebee of some sort, with the intention of identifying it at home later. When I viewed the photos at full size on my computer screen, I thought "hang on, that can't be Hymenoptera, it only has one pair of wings!" So, I went checking on some Syrphidae websites, and found a match - Volucella bombylans. Record details for the specimen: UK, Ordnance Survey Grid Reference SJ501855, 24/06/2013, 14:20 BST (metadata in digital images supplies the time). Ambient weather conditions: bright sunshine, moderately breezy. I chose this photo out of the set, because if one looks closely at it when viewed at full size, it's possible to determine the presence of a haltere on the right hand side of the specimen. Calilasseia attached the following image:  [82.08Kb] |
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