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Volucella ?
MikeP
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Posted on 15-09-2019 16:08
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Taking a closer look on one of my images, I noticed that what first looked like Volucella bombylans has very different wings.
(Found today, 15.9.2019, close Vienna, Austria)

Can someone help me with this one?

Thank you!
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eklans
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Hi Mike, looks like Mesembrina mystacea (Muscidae) (like to find one, too!)

Eric
Edited by eklans on 15-09-2019 16:34
 
MikeP
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Thank you very much Eric !

 
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