Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Diptera: syrphids

Pellucid hoverfly

Volucella pellucens


Notes

Distinctive large syrphid with three bands: a black thorax with a chesnut brown scutellum to the rear, a yellow anterior part to the abdomen and a black posterior. Wings with black patches.


Months sighted in garden