Categories DavidPellucid hover fly on a bay leaf Post author By David Post date 19 July 2021 A pellucid hoverfly (Volucella pellucens), one of the larger hoverflies. Normally a woodland species, but occasionally found in gardens. This one was on a leaf on a bay tree, where it might have slept overnight. ← Hart’s tongue fern, canal bridge → Speckled wood, resting