Genus

Plumehorns

Volucella

8 species in our catalog · found in 22 parks

Species in this group

Volucella pellucens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Volucella bombylans

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Volucella zonaria

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Volucella inanis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Volucella elegans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Volucella evecta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Volucella inflata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Volucella facialis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Plumehorns

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	4 of 8	~50%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~30%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
2	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 8	~50%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~30%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
3	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 8	~40%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~30%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~20%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
4	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 8	~30%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~20%
	Volucella elegans			~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
5	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 8	~30%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
6	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 8	~30%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~20%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~20%
7	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 8	~30%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
	Orange-Belted Plumehorn			<5%
8	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 8	~30%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~20%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
9	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2 of 8	~20%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~20%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
10	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 8	~20%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~20%
11	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 8	~20%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
12	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 8	~20%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
13	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 8	~20%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			<5%
	Orange-Belted Plumehorn			<5%
14	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 8	~20%
	Volucella elegans			~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			<5%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			<5%
15	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 8	~20%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~20%
16	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
17	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			<5%
19	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
20	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Swiftwing			~10%
21	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Eastern Swiftwing			~10%
22	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Yellow-Faced Swiftwing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 8	~50%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~30%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~20%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
2	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 8	~50%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~20%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
3	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 8	~40%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~20%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
4	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 8	~40%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~20%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
5	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	4 of 8	~30%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~20%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			<5%
6	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 8	~30%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			~10%
7	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	3 of 8	~30%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~20%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Bumble Bee Hover Fly			<5%
8	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 8	~30%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
9	Paris	🇫🇷 France	4 of 8	~20%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			<5%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			<5%
	Orange-Belted Plumehorn			<5%
10	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 8	~20%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~20%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
11	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 8	~20%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
12	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 8	~20%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			<5%
13	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	3 of 8	~20%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
14	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	4 of 8	~20%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			<5%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			<5%
	Orange-Belted Plumehorn			<5%
15	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 8	~20%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Orange-Belted Plumehorn			<5%
16	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 8	~20%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
17	Ankara	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 8	~20%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~20%
18	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 8	~20%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
19	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 8	~20%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
20	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	3 of 8	~20%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			<5%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			<5%
21	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	2 of 8	~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
22	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	2 of 8	~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
23	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
24	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
25	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 8	~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
26	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 8	~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			<5%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			<5%
27	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
28	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
29	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 8	~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
30	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 8	~10%
	Volucella elegans			~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			<5%
31	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 8	~10%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			~10%
32	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
33	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
	Volucella elegans			<5%
34	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
35	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 8	~10%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			<5%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			<5%
36	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
37	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
38	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
39	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
40	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
41	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~10%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			~10%
42	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 8	<5%
	Hornet Mimic Hover Fly			<5%
43	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 8	<5%
	Lesser Hornet Hoverfly			<5%
44	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 8	<5%
	Pellucid Hover Fly			<5%

Plumehorns

Species in this group

Pellucid Hover Fly

Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Hornet Mimic Hover Fly

Lesser Hornet Hoverfly

Volucella elegans

Eastern Swiftwing

Orange-Belted Plumehorn

Yellow-Faced Swiftwing

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Plumehorns

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked