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Volucella bombylans

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Field Notes

Description:

Volucella bombylans is a large species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae. Is an excellent mimic of a bumblebee.

Habitat:

Spotted in Central Park, New York

Notes:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Volucellini
Genus: Volucella

Reference Links:

Volucella bombylans - Wikipedia, Bumblebee mimic? - Volucella bombylans-complex - BugGuide.Net

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