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Date: 2008-MAY-29
Habitat: On trunk of old aspen

I'm not sure. Is this a male Pocota personata?
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 Absolutely ! A very nice and convincing bumble bee mimics.
I hope to find it one day.
Stephane.
 
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 Thnx Stephane! I thought it was a bumble bee ... until I zoomed in.
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 Ooh!

I wish we did have that species in Finland. It's a pretty good 'catch' in the Stockholm area.
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 Thanks Kahis. Interestingly there have been three "observations" in last days in May according to Artportalen. Mine and two in SE Sweden (Sm?land).
 
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