Volucella pellucens: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens

Where the volucella pellucens lives – recorded in 18 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 32,702 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See grasshoppers, bugs & other insects on the world map

Scientific name	Volucella pellucens
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Diptera
Family	Syrphidae

Where does the volucella pellucens live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the volucella pellucens in 18 countries and territories across Asia and 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 pellucens?

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

About the volucella pellucens

Volucella pellucens, the pellucid fly, is a hoverfly.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Volucella pellucens (revision 1363525884), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1500730 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).