Hoverflies of mid summer, the larvae are often laid inside wasp nests, where they over winter feeding on nest debris.
Volucellini
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Volucella
Species: V. bombylans
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Volucella
Species: V. inanis
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Volucella
Species: V. pellucens
Large hoverflies that mimic bumblebees, or are brightly coloured to mimic hornets and wasps.
