5074 x 3447 px | 43 x 29,2 cm | 16,9 x 11,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
20. Juni 2010
Ort:
UK
Weitere Informationen:
Pellucid Hoverfly, Volucella pellucens, Syrphidae, Diptera, male, UK. Aka White Belted Plume Horn Hover-fly. Volucella pellucens is a hover-fly. It occurs in much of Europe, and across Asia to Japan. It is about 15–16 mm in length with a broad body and is one of the largest flies in Europe. It is mainly black, but the front part of the abdomen has a broad yellow band, giving it the appearance of a bee or wasp. The two wings are transparent, as with most flies, but the leading edge is amber, and there is a brown patch on each wing. The mimicry of bees or wasps in shape and colouration is shown by other hover-flies, and it thought that this protects against falling prey to birds and other insectivores which avoid eating true wasps because of their sting.
