Alan Williams / Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans), bumblebee mimic nectaring on Thistle (Cirsium sp) flower. North Wales, UK. June.

Andy Sands / Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans) bumblebee mimic species, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, June

Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans) male feeding on Bramble (Rubus) blossom Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. June.

Kim Taylor / Hover fly (Volucella bombylans), bumblebee mimic species, Italy, July.

Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans) female, a White-tailed Bumblebee mimic, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, UK July

Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans var. bombylans) a mimic of the Red-tailed bumblebee feeding on Hoary plantain (Plantago media) pollen on grassland meadow cleared of scrub to improve the habitat for bees...

Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans var. bombylans) a mimic of the Red-tailed bumblebee nectaring on Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) on grassland meadow cleared of scrub to improve the habitat...

Rod Williams / Female Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans) a bumblebee mimic, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK. June

Alan Williams / Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans) a bee mimic resting on plant in meadow, Cheshire, UK, June.

Rod Williams / Bumblebee mimic hoverfly (Volucella bombylans) male, mimics Red-tailed bumblebee, Bombus lapidarius Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. June.

Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans) female grooming White-tailed Bumblebee mimic Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. June