Pellucid Hover Fly
Arthropods Daily · No. 769 Pellucid Hover FlyVolucella pellucens
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Pellucid Hover Fly
Pellucid Hover Fly (Volucella pellucens) – species of family “Hover Flies“

Volucella pellucens (also called the Pellucid Fly) is a hoverfly. It occurs in much of Europe, and across the Palearctic to Japan.

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Arthropods Insects Brachyceran Flies Hover Flies Common Drone Fly Common Globetail Eumerus Hornet Mimic Hover Fly Marmalade Hover Fly Narcissus Bulb Fly Pellucid Hover Fly Pipizella Tapered Drone Fly Thick-legged Hover Fly Trivittate Marsh Fly Variable Duskyface Fly Yellow-bowed Smoothwing Yellow-haired Sun Fly
Arthropods Insects Brachyceran Flies Hover Flies Common Drone Fly Common Globetail Eumerus Hornet Mimic Hover Fly Marmalade Hover Fly Narcissus Bulb Fly Pellucid Hover Fly Pipizella Tapered Drone Fly Thick-legged Hover Fly Trivittate Marsh Fly Variable Duskyface Fly Yellow-bowed Smoothwing Yellow-haired Sun Fly

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„Pellucid Hover Fly“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily

Pellucid Hover Fly

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Pellucid Hover Fly

Volucella pellucens (also called the Pellucid Fly) is a hoverfly. It occurs in much of Europe, and across the Palearctic to Japan.