Name that fly!

Noopti

Hey there,
I have come across an unusual looking fly in my kitchen today. I haven't seen one like it before.
- Just over 1cm long
- Black body with a white/semi transparent stripe on it
- Orange head and eyes
- Orange tint where the wings join the body

Anyway, here are some pics I took. I'm just curious as to what type of fly it is, so if anyone can tell me that would be great! Cheers





You can see transparency in this one(Left leg showing through the body, more obvious when you can see it moving)

Jimkel

Hi there, Nice photos by the way. It is definatly of the Volucella Genus.

Most likely Volucella pellucens:

http://images.google.ie/images?um=1&hl=en&q=Volucella+pellucens&btnG=Search+Images

could also be Volucella Inflata:

http://images.google.ie/images?hl=en&q=Volucella%20inflata&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

They tend to live in open woodlands and are seldom seen.

Hope this helps

Noopti

Nice one! It is definitely Volucella pellucens........

Thanks for the info, it was wrecking my head a bit trying to find out what it was!