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Bulbs => Bulbs General => Topic started by: mark smyth on June 22, 2014, 08:23:02 PM

Title: Lack of Narcissus fly adults this year
Post by: mark smyth 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 (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

Title: Re: Lack of Narcissus fly adults this year
Post by: Maggi Young 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 (http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/volucella-bombylans)