''Volucella'' is a
genus
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of large, broad-bodied, dramatic
hover-flies. They have distinctive
plumose aristae and the face is extended downward. They are strongly
migratory and males are often
territorial
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. Adults feed on nectar of flowers and are often seen sunning on leaves. The
larva
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...
e of most species live in nests of bumblebees and social wasps, where they are
detritivores and larval predators.
Selected species
*''
Volucella anastasia
''Volucella'' is a genus of large, broad-bodied, dramatic hover-fly, hover-flies. They have distinctive Wiktionary:plumose, plumose Arista (biology), aristae and the face is extended downward. They are strongly Insect migration, migratory and mal ...
''
Hull, 1946
*''
Volucella arctica''
Johnson
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, 1916[ ]
*''
Volucella bombylans''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758)
*''
Volucella dracaena''
Curran
*''
Volucella elegans''
Loew, 1862
*''
Volucella eugenia''
Williston, 1887
*''
Volucella evecta''
Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
* Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
* Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California ...
, 1852 [
*'' Volucella facialis'' Williston , 1882 ][
*'' Volucella inanis'' (]Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758)
*''Volucella inflata
''Volucella inflata'' is a large species of European hoverfly.
Description
''V. inflata'' is a large, short-haired fly. Though a little smaller than most European species of ''Volucella'', typical body length is 12–15 mm and wing length i ...
'' ( Fabricius, 1794)
*'' Volucella jeddona'' Bigot
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, 1875
*'' Volucella linearis'' Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
* Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
* Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California ...
, 1849Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758)
*'' Volucella plumatoides'' Hervé-Bazin, 1923
*'' Volucella suzukii'' Matsumura, 1916 Bigot
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, 1883
*'' Volucella unipunctata'' Curran, 1926
*''Volucella zonaria
''Volucella zonaria'', the hornet mimic hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly. These flies are capable of buzz pollination.
Distribution
This species is present in most of Europe, in Tunisia, Iran, Russia (to Far East) and in Mongolia.
In Great Br ...
'' ( Poda, 1761)
Gallery
File:Humleblomfluga02054.jpg, '' Volucella bombylans'' var. ''bombylans'' female
File:Volucella bombylans.jpg, ''Volucella bombylans'' var. ''plumata'' female
File:Volucella inanis 20020718.jpg, '' Volucella inanis'' female
File:Volucella pellucens, 2006-07-22.JPG, '' Volucella pellucens'' female
File:Volucella fg05.jpg, ''Volucella inflata
''Volucella inflata'' is a large species of European hoverfly.
Description
''V. inflata'' is a large, short-haired fly. Though a little smaller than most European species of ''Volucella'', typical body length is 12–15 mm and wing length i ...
'' female
File:Volucella September 2007-2.jpg, ''Volucella zonaria
''Volucella zonaria'', the hornet mimic hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly. These flies are capable of buzz pollination.
Distribution
This species is present in most of Europe, in Tunisia, Iran, Russia (to Far East) and in Mongolia.
In Great Br ...
'' female
References
Diptera of Asia
Diptera of Europe
Hoverfly genera
Eristalinae
Taxa named by Étienne Louis Geoffroy
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