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title: "Stadsreus"
description: "Volucella zonaria — Insecten en spinnen. Volucella zonaria, the hornet mimic hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/hornet-mimic-hover-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Stadsreus

> Volucella zonaria — Insecten en spinnen. Volucella zonaria, the hornet mimic hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly.

- Scientific name: *Volucella zonaria*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 26595
- Wikidata: [Q380402](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380402)
- iNaturalist taxon: [343983](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/343983)

## Names

- en: Hornet Mimic Hover Fly
- de: Hornissenschwebfliege
- fr: Volucelle zonée
- nl: Stadsreus

## Countries with the most observations

GB (7710), DE (3782), FR (3439), IT (1454), NL (1301), DK (1161), ES (1092), AT (1052), BE (666), CZ (450), PL (394), CH (373)

## Summary

Volucella zonaria, the hornet mimic hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly. These flies are capable of buzz pollination.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volucella_zonaria

## Photo

![Stadsreus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hornet-mimic-hover-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Liubov Ilminska · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117348716

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hornet-mimic-hover-fly?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).