Volucella bombylans: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans

Where the volucella bombylans lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 17,897 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See grasshoppers, bugs & other insects on the world map

Scientific name	Volucella bombylans
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Diptera
Family	Syrphidae

Where does the volucella bombylans live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the volucella bombylans in 14 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the volucella bombylans?

The volucella bombylans (Volucella bombylans) is an insect in the order Diptera and the family Syrphidae, genus Volucella. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the volucella bombylans

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

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Volucella bombylans (revision 1343301486), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q977326 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).