---
title: "Trzmielówka leśna"
description: "Volucella pellucens — Owady i pająki. Volucella pellucens, the pellucid fly, is a hoverfly."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/pellucid-hover-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Trzmielówka leśna

> Volucella pellucens — Owady i pająki. Volucella pellucens, the pellucid fly, is a hoverfly.

- Scientific name: *Volucella pellucens*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 20736
- Wikidata: [Q1500730](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1500730)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52480](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52480)

## Names

- en: Pellucid Hover Fly
- de: Gemeine Waldschwebfliege
- fr: Volucelle à ventre blanc en devant
- nl: Witte reus
- pl: Trzmielówka leśna

## Countries with the most observations

GB (5334), DE (2608), DK (1705), FI (1655), RU (1402), FR (1314), AT (1260), PL (647), SE (628), IT (622), CZ (450), CH (401)

## Summary

Volucella pellucens, the pellucid fly, is a hoverfly.

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

## Photo

![Trzmielówka leśna](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pellucid-hover-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Denis A · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126945063

## Machine access

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