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mark smyth

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Lack of Narcissus fly adults this year
« on: June 22, 2014, 08:23:02 PM »
Perfect weather for the Narcissus fly yet I have only seen and killed 5 males.

I learnt there is another bumble bee mimicking hoverfly which shouldn't be killed. Volucella bombylans very distinctive
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Bombylans+volucella&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=UTmnU-6yBo7T7AaTi4HACg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=777

I had never heard of it until Friday and by coincidence there was one in the garden later that day
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Re: Lack of Narcissus fly adults this year
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2014, 09:21:17 PM »
Interesting new one to me too, Mark .

This site seems good : http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/volucella-bombylans
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