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Volucella pellucens

Photo by DavidBoyce
Published on Project Noah
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Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758, Volucella pellucens

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Leif G Johansson
Hi! Nice pic! I joined the Noah projekt today and chose exactly the same specimen as my first pic. It is a wonderful insect and I love to se it and even hold it in my hand, feeling it buzzing there for a while! /Leif
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PublishedJune 3, 2011

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