Yellow-faced Swiftwing

Volucella facialis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae

Volucella is a genus of large, broad-bodied, dramatic hover-flies. They have distinctive plumose aristae and the face is extended downward. They are strongly migratory and males are often territorial.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Canada · 102United States of America · 48

Sources and credits

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Yellow-faced Swiftwing

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