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Wasp Plumehorn - Volucella inanis

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Wasp Plumehorn Wasp Plumehorn - Volucella inanis dylan Floating Harbour and River Avon 17 Aug 2023, 9:54 p.m. 17 Aug 2023, 1:38 p.m.
Wasp Plumehorn Wasp Plumehorn - Volucella inanis dylan Floating Harbour and River Avon 17 Aug 2023, 9:54 p.m. 17 Aug 2023, 1:39 p.m.
Wasp Plumehorn Wasp Plumehorn - Volucella inanis dylan Floating Harbour and River Avon 17 Aug 2023, 9:54 p.m. 17 Aug 2023, 1:34 p.m.
Wasp Plumehorn Wasp Plumehorn - Volucella inanis dylan Floating Harbour and River Avon 17 Aug 2023, 9:54 p.m. 17 Aug 2023, 1:34 p.m.
Wasp Plumehorn Wasp Plumehorn - Volucella inanis dylan Floating Harbour and River Avon 17 Aug 2023, 9:54 p.m. 17 Aug 2023, 1:35 p.m.
Wasp Plumehorn Wasp Plumehorn - Volucella inanis dylan Floating Harbour and River Avon 17 Aug 2023, 9:54 p.m. 17 Aug 2023, 1:35 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and locally frequent in the South. Life story: Larvae develop as scavengers and predators in the nests of social wasps especially German Wasp (Vespula germanica) and Common Wasp (V. vulgaris).

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