Volucella bombylans var. plumata on Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus

Photo: Volucella bombylans var. plumata on Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus. Length 11 - 15mm. Female. View from the front.
Description: Volucella bombylans var. plumata on Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus. Length 11 - 15mm. Female. View from the front.
L Habitat: Transition from an extensively used alpine meadow to a mixed forest. Altitude: 1185 - 1190m a.s.l.
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Fly
Lat.: Volucella bombylans var. Plumata
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Volucella
Flower
Lat.: Thymus praecox ssp. Polytrichus
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Thymus
Location: Central Switzerland, Switzerland
Date Month/Year: 6.2021
Photographer: Daniela Oberli, Hasle-Rüegsau
Number: C195831