Species of the Month: August 2017

Pellucid Fly Volucella pellucens

 

One of the largest British flies, Volucella pellucens has a distinctive white band around the middle and dark patches on the wings.

This species is found throughout the SEWBReC area, but we only have less than 500 records of Volucella pellucens in our database. You can view the Welsh distribution of Pellucid Fly here on Aderyn.

More information about Volucella pellucens can be found on NatureSpot.

If you spot Volucella pellucens during August (or at any other time of year), please send us the record, ideally via SEWBReCORD or LERC Wales App. Instructions on how to submit records are available here.