Hornet mimic hoverfly, Mosca de las flores

Description:

Looks like a bee or a wasp but it is a fly. In spite of its colours it has no sting and no poison. It is a fly disguised as a wasp! Volucella is a genus of large, broad-bodied, dramatic hover-flies. They have distinctive plumose aristas and the face is extended downward. They are strongly migratory and males are often territorial. Adults feed on nectar of flowers and are often seen sunning on leaves. The larvae live as commensals in nests of wasps of the genus Vespula. Like all Volucella, the adults are migratory.

Habitat:

Spotted in a Holm oak and pine tree forest, at a small brook banks.

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/400 sec.; f/10; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.