Windows - _TNY_4544
The pellucid fly (Volucella pellucens) is named such because of the large white part of the abdomen. Pellucid means "translucently clear" and this references the white "window" into the fly. In Sweden, this is a "fönsterblomfluga", meaning window hoverfly and I believe most people think this has something to do with it being found inside windows, but it is the same reason as in English.
This particular specimen is a female and she had parked on the white-painted railing on my mother-in-law's front porch which made for a very isolated look.
Windows - _TNY_4544
The pellucid fly (Volucella pellucens) is named such because of the large white part of the abdomen. Pellucid means "translucently clear" and this references the white "window" into the fly. In Sweden, this is a "fönsterblomfluga", meaning window hoverfly and I believe most people think this has something to do with it being found inside windows, but it is the same reason as in English.
This particular specimen is a female and she had parked on the white-painted railing on my mother-in-law's front porch which made for a very isolated look.