#3786 · 🪰 flies & mosquitoes

Bumble Bee Hover Fly

🇳🇱 Hommelreus ·Volucella bombylans

🪰 Flies & mosquitoes 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Christian Sørensen · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Walwyn · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © gailhampshire · CC BY 4.0
4. © Christian Sørensen · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Vladimir Bryukhov · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © AnneTanne · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © AnneTanne · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Frans · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
9. © CÃ©cile Bassaglia · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
10. © Nigel Jones · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

what is it?

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

base stats

NL sightings 223iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,041iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 223 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #35 most seen of the flies & mosquitoes in NL.
7,041 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).