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'''''Volucella''''' is a [[genus]] of large, broad-bodied, dramatic [[hover-fly|hover-flies]]. They have distinctive [[Wiktionary:plumose|plumose]] [[Arista (biology)|arista]]s and the face is extended downward.<ref>{{cite book|author=Coe, R.L.|year=1953 |title=Diptera: Syrphidae, Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 10 Pt 1|pages=98pp |publisher=Royal Entomological Society of London}}</ref> They are strongly [[Insect migration|migratory]] and males are often [[Territory (animal)|territorial]]. Adults feed on nectar of flowers and are often seen sunning on leaves. The [[larva]]e of most species live in nests of bumblebees and social wasps, where they are [[detritivore]]s and larval predators.<ref>{{cite book| |
'''''Volucella''''' is a [[genus]] of large, broad-bodied, dramatic [[hover-fly|hover-flies]]. They have distinctive [[Wiktionary:plumose|plumose]] [[Arista (biology)|arista]]s and the face is extended downward.<ref>{{cite book|author=Coe, R.L.|year=1953 |title=Diptera: Syrphidae, Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 10 Pt 1|pages=98pp |publisher=Royal Entomological Society of London}}</ref> They are strongly [[Insect migration|migratory]] and males are often [[Territory (animal)|territorial]]. Adults feed on nectar of flowers and are often seen sunning on leaves. The [[larva]]e of most species live in nests of bumblebees and social wasps, where they are [[detritivore]]s and larval predators.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Stubbs, Alan E. |author2=Falk, Steven J. |lastauthoramp=yes |year=1983 |title=British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide|pages=253, xvpp |publisher=British Entomological & Natural History Society}}</ref> |
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Volucella is a genus of large, broad-bodied, dramatic hover-flies. They have distinctive plumose aristas and the face is extended downward.[1] They are strongly migratory and males are often territorial. Adults feed on nectar of flowers and are often seen sunning on leaves. The larvae of most species live in nests of bumblebees and social wasps, where they are detritivores and larval predators.[2]
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Volucella bombylans var. bombylans female -
Volucella bombylans var. plumata female -
Volucella inanis female -
Volucella pellucens female -
Volucella inflata female -
Volucella zonaria female
References
- ^ Coe, R.L. (1953). Diptera: Syrphidae, Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 10 Pt 1. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 98pp.
- ^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Ichige, Katsuyoshi. "Japanese Hoverfly photograph collection". Mito-city, Japan. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
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