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Eupeodes corollae?
This insect was on the side of the stone which the previous spottings' butterfly was sitting in so I cropped it out.
Limestone outcrop in foothills of los Serranos mountains.
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Haha! Thanks Paul. I had it as a Hover-fly and got 2 comments that it was a Potter Wasp so changed it, as neither are in my built-in knowledge base!
This is a Hoverfly ,not a wasp ,probably---Migrant Hoverfly - Eupeodes corollae.It is difficult to be certain of the species from the image .Most hoverflies are wasp mimics ,to a certain extent.
Thanks both.
If I read the reference correctly ( http://insectoid.info/taxo.php ) there are 29 species in 9 genera in Iberia.
yes one of many species
It's a potter wasp