Posted on 19 July 202112 July 2021 by David Pellucid hover fly on a bay leaf 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. Post navigationPrevious post: Hart’s tongue fern, canal bridgeNext post: Speckled wood, resting