Volucella
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| Volucella pellucens | |
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| Genus: | Volucella (Geoffroy, 1762)
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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 downwards. [1] They are strongly migratory. and males are often territorial. Adults feed on nectar of flowers and are often seen sunning on leaves. The [larva]e of most species live in nests of bumble bees and social wasps, where they are detritivores and larval predators. [2]
Species
- V. bombylans (Linnaeus 1758)
- V. inanis (Linnaeus 1758)
- V. inflata (Fabricius, 1794)
- V. pellucens (Linnaeus 1758)
- V. zonaria (Poda, 1761)
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. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.
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