Submitted by John E Fletcher on Sat, 15/08/2020 - 09:01

I have two pictures of what I would assume are the Hornet Hoverfly but they are different, is one male and the other female?

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Submitted by Saharima Roenisch on Sat, 15/08/2020 - 10:16

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These are two different hoverfly species. The first hoverfly photographed is Pellucid Fly (Volucella pellucens) and the second hoverfly photographed is Volucella zonaria (considered a mimic of the hornet).