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Dear all,

today i photographed this Volucella. Earlier today I recorded a similar looking fly which i identified as Volucella zonaria. As you can see on this image, the thorax largely black. To me this indicates that this is a male Volucella inanis. This specimen was visiting Eupatorium flowers in my garden. I live in the Netherlands (Zeeland).

General comments on the staus of these two species in the Netherlands and especially Zeeland are welcome to.

Any comments?
Many thanks in advance
Jan Barten