Volucella bombylans

Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans var. bombylans, male
Volucella bombylans var. bombylans, female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Volucellini
Genus: Volucella
Species:
V. bombylans
Binomial name
Volucella bombylans
Synonyms
  • Musca bombylans Linnaeus, 1758
  • Musca plumata De Geer, 1776
  • Volucella basalis Say, 1835
  • Volucella rufomaculata Jones, 1917

Volucella bombylans is a large species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.[1]

  1. ^ Stubbs, Alan E; Falk, Steven J (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (1st ed.). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. p. 253. ISBN 9780950289137.